| Protein Name | fatty acid desaturase 2 |
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| Organism | Mus musculus |
| Gene ID | 56473 |
| Gene Symbol | Fads2 |
| UniProt | Q9Z0R9 (FADS2_MOUSE) |
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Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
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Total Number of Articles : 66 |
Description |
fatty acid desaturase 2 |
| Gene Summary |
Enables acyl-CoA 6-desaturase activity and stearoyl-CoA 9-desaturase activity. Involved in fatty acid derivative biosynthetic process and fatty acid metabolic process. Is active in endoplasmic reticulum membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including adrenal gland; genitourinary system; nervous system; and retina. Orthologous to human FADS2 (fatty acid desaturase 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, May 2025] |
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