Gene Symbol |
Fasn
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Entrez Gene |
50671
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Alt Symbol |
-
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Species |
Rat
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Gene Type |
protein-coding
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Description |
fatty acid synthase
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Other Description |
-
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Swissprots |
P12785 Q63577 O09190 O09187 Q64717
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Accessions |
CAA44680 EDM06908 EDM06909 P12785 J03514 AAA41144 M76767 AAA57219 X13415 CAA31780 X13527 CAA31882 X62888 CAA44679 NM_017332 NP_059028
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Function |
Fatty acid synthetase catalyzes the formation of long- chain fatty acids from acetyl-CoA, malonyl-CoA and NADPH. This multifunctional protein has 7 catalytic activities and an acyl carrier protein.
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Subcellular Location |
Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250}. Melanosome {ECO:0000250}.
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Top Pathways |
Insulin signaling pathway, AMPK signaling pathway, Fatty acid biosynthesis, Fatty acid metabolism
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