Protein Name fatty acid desaturase 1
Organism Mus musculus
Gene ID 76267
Gene Symbol

Fads1

UniProt Q920L1 (FADS1_MOUSE)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 40
Total Number of Articles : 39
Description

fatty acid desaturase 1

Gene Summary

Enables acyl-CoA (8-3)-desaturase activity and omega-6 fatty acid 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 alimentary system; eye; genitourinary system; nervous system; and respiratory system. Orthologous to human FADS1 (fatty acid desaturase 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jun 2025]

synonyms
  • acyl-CoA (8-3)-desaturase
  • D5D
  • delta(5) desaturase
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Properties