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Facts about Very long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase.
In vitro, activates 3-alpha,7- alpha,12-alpha-trihydroxy-5-beta-cholestanate (THCA), the C27 precursor of cholic acid deriving in the de novo synthesis from cholesterol. Doesn't utilize C24 bile acids as substrates.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | SLC27A2 |
| Uniprot: | O14975 |
| Entrez: | 11001 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| ATP-dependent AMP-binding enzyme family |

Very long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase
Mass (kDA):
70.312 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 15q21.2 |
| Sequence: | 15; NC_000015.10 (50182196..50236392) |
Expressed in liver, kidney, placenta and pancreas.
Endoplasmic reticulum membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Peroxisome membrane; Peripheral membrane protein. Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Microsome.


PMID: 10198260 by Steinberg S.J., et al. Human very-long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase: cloning, topography, and relevance to branched-chain fatty acid metabolism.
PMID: 10640429 by Smith B.T., et al. Intraperoxisomal localization of very-long-chain fatty acyl-CoA synthetase: implication in X-adrenoleukodystrophy.