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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP01946
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 7358
Name Very long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase
Synonyms
  1. FATP-2
  2. Fatty acid transport protein 2
  3. Fatty-acid-coenzyme A ligase, very long-chain 1
  4. Long-chain-fatty-acid--CoA ligase
  5. Solute carrier family 27 member 2
  6. THCA-CoA ligase
  7. VLACS
  8. VLCS
  9. Very long-chain-fatty-acid-CoA ligase
Gene Name SLC27A2
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in catalytic activity
Specific Function Acyl-CoA synthetase probably involved in bile acid metabolism. Proposed to activate C27 precurors of bile acids to their CoA thioesters derivatives before side chain cleavage via peroxisomal beta-oxidation occurs. In vitro, activates 3-alpha,7-alpha,12-alpha-trihydroxy-5-beta-cholestanate (THCA), the C27 precursor of cholic acid deriving from the de novo synthesis from cholesterol. Does not utilize C24 bile acids as substrates. In vitro, also activates long- and branched-chain fatty acids and may have additional roles in fatty acid metabolism. May be involved in translocation of long-chain fatty acids (LFCA) across membranes (By similarity).
Pathways
  • Peroxisome
  • Phytanic Acid Peroxisomal Oxidation
  • PPAR signaling pathway
  • Refsum Disease
Reactions
Adenosine triphosphate + a long-chain fatty acid + Coenzyme A → Adenosine monophosphate + Pyrophosphate + an acyl-CoA details
Adenosine triphosphate + a very-long-chain carboxylic acid + Coenzyme A → Adenosine monophosphate + Pyrophosphate + an acyl-CoA details
GO Classification
Biological Process
bile acid biosynthetic process
fatty acid alpha-oxidation
methyl-branched fatty acid metabolic process
long-chain fatty acid import
fatty acid beta-oxidation
very long-chain fatty acid catabolic process
Cellular Component
mitochondrion
integral to endoplasmic reticulum membrane
endoplasmic reticulum lumen
integral to peroxisomal membrane
Function
catalytic activity
Molecular Function
fatty acid transporter activity
phytanate-CoA ligase activity
pristanate-CoA ligase activity
ATP binding
long-chain fatty acid-CoA ligase activity
very long-chain fatty acid-CoA ligase activity
Process
metabolic process
Cellular Location
  1. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane
  2. Multi-pass membrane protein
  3. Multi-pass membrane protein
  4. Peroxisome membrane
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 15
Locus 15q21.2
SNPs SLC27A2
Gene Sequence
>1863 bp
ATGCTTTCCGCCATCTACACAGTCCTGGCGGGACTGCTGTTCCTGCCGCTCCTGGTGAAC
CTCTGCTGCCCATACTTCTTCCAGGACATAGGCTACTTCTTGAAGGTGGCCGCCGTGGGC
CGGAGGGTGCGCAGCTACGGGAAGCGGCGGCCGGCGCGCACCATCCTGCGGGCGTTCCTG
GAGAAAGCGCGCCAGACGCCACACAAGCCTTTTCTGCTCTTCCGCGACGAGACTCTCACC
TACGCGCAGGTGGACCGGCGCAGCAATCAAGTGGCCCGGGCGCTGCACGACCACCTCGGC
CTGCGCCAGGGAGACTGCGTGGCGCTCCTTATGGGTAACGAGCCGGCCTACGTGTGGCTG
TGGCTGGGGCTGGTGAAGCTGGGCTGTGCCATGGCGTGCCTCAATTACAACATCCGCGCG
AAGTCCCTGCTGCACTGCTTCCAGTGCTGCGGGGCGAAGGTGCTGCTGGTGTCGCCAGAA
CTACAAGCAGCTGTCGAAGAGATACTGCCAAGCCTTAAAAAAGATGATGTGTCCATCTAT
TATGTGAGCAGAACTTCTAACACAGATGGGATTGACTCTTTCCTGGACAAAGTGGATGAA
GTATCAACTGAACCTATCCCAGAGTCATGGAGGTCTGAAGTCACTTTTTCCACTCCTGCC
TTATACATTTATACTTCTGGAACCACAGGTCTTCCAAAAGCAGCCATGATCACTCATCAG
CGCATATGGTATGGAACTGGCCTCACTTTTGTAAGCGGATTGAAGGCAGATGATGTCATC
TATATCACTCTGCCCTTTTACCACAGTGCTGCACTACTGATTGGCATTCACGGATGTATT
GTGGCTGGTGCTACTCTTGCCTTGCGGACTAAATTTTCAGCCAGCCAGTTTTGGGATGAC
TGCAGAAAATACAACGTCACTGTCATTCAGTATATCGGTGAACTGCTTCGGTATTTATGC
AACTCACCACAGAAACCAAATGACCGTGATCATAAAGTGAGACTGGCACTGGGAAATGGC
TTACGAGGAGATGTGTGGAGACAATTTGTCAAGAGATTTGGGGACATATGCATCTATGAG
TTCTATGCTGCCACTGAAGGCAATATTGGATTTATGAATTATGCGAGAAAAGTTGGTGCT
GTTGGAAGAGTAAACTACCTACAGAAAAAAATCATAACTTATGACCTGATTAAATATGAT
GTGGAGAAAGATGAACCTGTCCGTGATGAAAATGGATATTGCGTCAGAGTTCCCAAAGGT
GAAGTTGGACTTCTGGTTTGCAAAATCACACAACTTACACCATTTAATGGCTATGCTGGA
GCAAAGGCTCAGACAGAGAAGAAAAAACTGAGAGATGTCTTTAAGAAAGGAGACCTCTAT
TTCAACAGTGGAGATCTCTTAATGGTTGACCATGAAAATTTCATCTATTTCCACGACAGA
GTTGGAGATACATTCCGGTGGAAAGGGGAAAATGTGGCCACCACTGAAGTTGCTGATACA
GTTGGACTGGTTGATTTTGTCCAAGAAGTAAATGTTTATGGAGTGCATGTGCCAGATCAT
GAGGGTCGCATTGGCATGGCCTCCATCAAAATGAAAGAAAACCATGAATTTGATGGAAAG
AAACTCTTTCAGCACATTGCTGATTACCTACCTAGTTATGCAAGGCCCCGGTTTCTAAGA
ATACAGGACACCATTGAGATCACTGGAACTTTTAAACACCGCAAAATGACCCTGGTGGAG
GAGGGCTTTAACCCTGCTGTCATCAAAGATGCCTTGTATTTCTTGGATGACACAGCAAAA
ATGTATGTGCCTATGACTGAGGACATCTATAATGCCATAAGTGCTAAAACCCTGAAACTC
TGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 620
Molecular Weight 64614.99
Theoretical pI 8.48
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Very long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase
MLSAIYTVLAGLLFLPLLVNLCCPYFFQDIGYFLKVAAVGRRVRSYGKRRPARTILRAFL
EKARQTPHKPFLLFRDETLTYAQVDRRSNQVARALHDHLGLRQGDCVALLMGNEPAYVWL
WLGLVKLGCAMACLNYNIRAKSLLHCFQCCGAKVLLVSPELQAAVEEILPSLKKDDVSIY
YVSRTSNTDGIDSFLDKVDEVSTEPIPESWRSEVTFSTPALYIYTSGTTGLPKAAMITHQ
RIWYGTGLTFVSGLKADDVIYITLPFYHSAALLIGIHGCIVAGATLALRTKFSASQFWDD
CRKYNVTVIQYIGELLRYLCNSPQKPNDRDHKVRLALGNGLRGDVWRQFVKRFGDICIYE
FYAATEGNIGFMNYARKVGAVGRVNYLQKKIITYDLIKYDVEKDEPVRDENGYCVRVPKG
EVGLLVCKITQLTPFNGYAGAKAQTEKKKLRDVFKKGDLYFNSGDLLMVDHENFIYFHDR
VGDTFRWKGENVATTEVADTVGLVDFVQEVNVYGVHVPDHEGRIGMASIKMKENHEFDGK
KLFQHIADYLPSYARPRFLRIQDTIEITGTFKHRKMTLVEEGFNPAVIKDALYFLDDTAK
MYVPMTEDIYNAISAKTLKL
GenBank ID Protein 227499619
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID O14975
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name S27A2_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID NM_003645.3
GeneCard ID SLC27A2
GenAtlas ID SLC27A2
HGNC ID HGNC:10996
References
General References
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