Gene Symbol |
FA2H
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Entrez Gene |
79152
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Alt Symbol |
FAAH, FAH1, FAXDC1, SCS7, SPG35
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Species |
Human
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Gene Type |
protein-coding
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Description |
fatty acid 2-hydroxylase
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Other Description |
fatty acid alpha-hydroxylase|fatty acid hydroxylase domain containing 1|spastic paraplegia 35 (autosomal recessive)
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Swissprots |
O75213 Q9H1A5 B7Z8T6 Q96DK1 Q7L5A8
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Accessions |
AAC23496 EAW95677 EAW95678 Q7L5A8 AA857184 AJ278219 CAC20436 AK058016 BAB71632 AK303878 BAH14072 AK315512 BAG37893 BC002679 AAH02679 BC004263 AAH04263 BC010453 BC017049 AAH17049 DA890369 XM_011523317 XP_011521619 XM_011523318 XP_011521620 XM_011523319 XP_011521621 NM_024306 NP_077282
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Function |
Required for alpha-hydroxylation of free fatty acids and the formation of alpha-hydroxylated sphingolipids. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15337768, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17355976}.
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Subcellular Location |
Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15337768}; Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15337768}. Microsome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15337768}; Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15337768}.
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Tissue Specificity |
Detected in differentiating cultured keratinocytes (at protein level). Detected in epidermis and cultured keratinocytes. Highly expressed in brain and colon. Detected at lower levels in testis, prostate, pancreas and kidney. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15337768, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17355976}.
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