Gene Symbol |
ACSM2B
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Entrez Gene |
348158
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Alt Symbol |
ACSM2, HXMA, HYST1046
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Species |
Human
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Gene Type |
protein-coding
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Description |
acyl-CoA synthetase medium-chain family member 2B
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Other Description |
acyl-CoA synthetase medium-chain family member 2|acyl-coenzyme A synthetase ACSM2B, mitochondrial|butyrate--CoA ligase 2B|butyryl-coenzyme A synthetase 2B|middle-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 2B|xenobiotic/medium-chain fatty acid-CoA ligase HXM-A|xenobiotic/medium-chain fatty acid:CoA ligase
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Swissprots |
Q86YT1 Q68CK6
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Accessions |
Q68CK6 AB073604 BAD38642 AK129944 AK289416 BAF82105 AK309601 AY160217 AAO17576 BC026010 BC172335 AAI72335 DC329427 DC362610 DC362960 DC362964 DC412825 XM_005255304 XP_005255361 XM_011545824 XP_011544126 NM_001105069 NP_001098539 NM_182617 NP_872423
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Function |
Has medium-chain fatty acid:CoA ligase activity with broad substrate specificity (in vitro). Acts on acids from C(4) to C(11) and on the corresponding 3-hydroxy- and 2,3- or 3,4- unsaturated acids (in vitro). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12616642}.
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Subcellular Location |
Mitochondrion matrix {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10434065, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12616642, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19634011}.
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Tissue Specificity |
Detected in liver. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10434065, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19634011}.
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Top Pathways |
Butanoate metabolism
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