ACSL6

ACSL6

ACSL6

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


Acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 6 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ACSL6 gene.[5][6][7] Long-chain acyl-CoA synthetases such as ACSL6, catalyze the formation of acyl-CoA from fatty acids, ATP, and CoA.[6]

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Structure

The ACSL6 gene is located on the 5th chromosome, with its specific location being 5q31.1. The gene contains 23 exons.[5] ACSL6 encodes a 77.7 kDa protein that is composed of 697 amino acids; 10 peptides have been observed through mass spectrometry data.[8][9]


References

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  4. Yagasaki F, Jinnai I, Yoshida S, Yokoyama Y, Matsuda A, Kusumoto S, Kobayashi H, Terasaki H, Ohyashiki K, Asou N, Murohashi I, Bessho M, Hirashima K (November 1999). "Fusion of TEL/ETV6 to a novel ACS2 in myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myelogenous leukemia with t(5;12)(q31;p13)". Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 26 (3): 192–202. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1098-2264(199911)26:3<192::AID-GCC2>3.0.CO;2-E. PMID 10502316.
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  6. "Long-chain-fatty-acid--CoA ligase 6". Cardiac Organellar Protein Atlas Knowledgebase (COPaKB).[permanent dead link]

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