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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP09234
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 15051
Name Fatty-acid amide hydrolase 2
Synonyms
  1. Amidase domain-containing protein
  2. Anandamide amidohydrolase 2
  3. Oleamide hydrolase 2
Gene Name FAAH2
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in carbon-nitrogen ligase activity, with glutamine as amido-N-donor
Specific Function Degrades bioactive fatty acid amides like oleamide, the endogenous cannabinoid, anandamide and myristic amide to their corresponding acids, thereby serving to terminate the signaling functions of these molecules. Hydrolyzes monounsaturated substrate anandamide preferentially as compared to polyunsaturated substrates.
Pathways Not Available
Reactions
Anandamide + Water → Arachidonic acid + Ethanolamine details
Oleamide + Water → Oleic acid + Ammonia details
GO Classification
Cellular Component
integral to membrane
Function
catalytic activity
ligase activity
carbon-nitrogen ligase activity, with glutamine as amido-n-donor
ligase activity, forming carbon-nitrogen bonds
Molecular Function
carbon-nitrogen ligase activity, with glutamine as amido-N-donor
hydrolase activity
Cellular Location
  1. Membrane
  2. Single-pass membrane protein (Potential)
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location X
Locus Xp11.21
SNPs FAAH2
Gene Sequence
>1599 bp
ATGGCACCTTCATTTACCGCCCGCATTCAGTTGTTCCTCTTGCGGGCGCTAGGCTTTCTC
ATAGGCTTAGTAGGCCGAGCAGCTTTAGTCTTAGGGGGTCCAAAGTTTGCCTCAAAGACC
CCTCGGCCGGTGACTGAACCATTGCTTCTGCTTTCGGGGATGCAGCTGGCCAAGCTGATC
CGACAGAGAAAGGTGAAATGTATAGATGTTGTTCAGGCTTATATCAACAGAATCAAGGAC
GTGAACCCAATGATCAATGGAATTGTCAAGTACAGGTTTGAGGAAGCGATGAGGGAGGCT
CATGCTGTAGATCAAAAGCTTGCAGAGAAGCAGGAAGATGAAGCCACCCTGGAAAATAAA
TGGCCCTTCCTTGGGGTTCCTTTGACAGTCAAGGAAGCTTTCCAGCTACAAGGAATGCCC
AATTCTTCTGGACTCATGAACCGTCGTGATGCCATTGCCAAAACAGATGCCACTGTGGTG
GCATTACTGAAGGGAGCTGGTGCCATTCCTCTTGGCATAACCAACTGTAGTGAGTTGTGT
ATGTGGTATGAATCCAGTAACAAGATCTATGGCCGATCAAACAACCCATATGATTTACAG
CATATTGTAGGTGGAAGTTCTGGTGGTGAGGGCTGCACACTGGCAGCTGCCTGCTCAGTT
ATTGGTGTGGGCTCTGATATTGGTGGTAGCATTCGAATGCCTGCTTTCTTCAATGGTATA
TTTGGACACAAGCCTTCTCCAGGTGTGGTTCCCAACAAAGGTCAGTTTCCCTTGGCTGTG
GGAGCCCAGGAGTTGTTTCTGTGCACTGGTCCTATGTGCCGCTATGCTGAAGACCTGGCC
CCCATGTTGAAGGTCATGGCAGGACCTGGGATCAAAAGGTTAAAACTAGACACAAAGGTA
CATTTAAAAGACTTAAAATTTTACTGGATGGAACATGATGGAGGCTCATTTTTAATGTCC
AAAGTGGACCAAGATCTCATTATGACTCAGAAAAAGGTTGTGGTTCACCTTGAAACTATT
CTAGGAGCCTCAGTTCAACATGTTAAACTGAAGAAAATGAAGTACTCTTTTCAGTTGTGG
ATCGCAATGATGTCAGCAAAGGGACATGATGGGAAGGAACCTGTGAAATTTGTAGATTTG
CTTGGTGACCATGGGAAACATGTCAGTCCTCTGTGGGAGTTGATCAAATGGTGCCTGGGT
CTGTCAGTGTACACCATCCCTTCCATTGGACTGGCTTTGTTGGAAGAAAAGCTCAGATAT
AGCAATGAGAAATACCAAAAGTTTAAGGCAGTGGAAGAAAGCCTGCGTAAAGAGCTGGTG
GATATGCTAGGTGATGATGGTGTGTTCTTATATCCCTCACATCCCACAGTGGCACCTAAG
CATCATGTCCCTCTAACACGGCCCTTCAACTTTGCTTACACAGGTGTCTTCAGTGCCCTG
GGTTTGCCTGTGACCCAATGCCCACTGGGACTGAATGCCAAAGGACTCCCTTTAGGCATC
CAGGTTGTGGCTGGACCCTTTAATGATCATCTGACCCTGGCTGTGGCCCAGTACTTGGAG
AAAACTTTTGGGGGCTGGGTCTGTCCAGGAAAGTTTTAG
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 532
Molecular Weight 58303.115
Theoretical pI 9.077
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Fatty-acid amide hydrolase 2
MAPSFTARIQLFLLRALGFLIGLVGRAALVLGGPKFASKTPRPVTEPLLLLSGMQLAKLI
RQRKVKCIDVVQAYINRIKDVNPMINGIVKYRFEEAMKEAHAVDQKLAEKQEDEATLENK
WPFLGVPLTVKEAFQLQGMPNSSGLMNRRDAIAKTDATVVALLKGAGAIPLGITNCSELC
MWYESSNKIYGRSNNPYDLQHIVGGSSGGEGCTLAAACSVIGVGSDIGGSIRMPAFFNGI
FGHKPSPGVVPNKGQFPLAVGAQELFLCTGPMCRYAEDLAPMLKVMAGPGIKRLKLDTKV
HLKDLKFYWMEHDGGSFLMSKVDQDLIMTQKKVVVHLETILGASVQHVKLKKMKYSFQLW
IAMMSAKGHDGKEPVKFVDLLGDHGKHVSPLWELIKWCLGLSVYTIPSIGLALLEEKLRY
SNEKYQKFKAVEESLRKELVDMLGDDGVFLYPSHPTVAPKHHVPLTRPFNFAYTGVFSAL
GLPVTQCPLGLNAKGLPLGIQVVAGPFNDHLTLAVAQYLEKTFGGWVCPGKF
GenBank ID Protein 16550576
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q6GMR7
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name FAAH2_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID AK055766
GeneCard ID FAAH2
GenAtlas ID FAAH2
HGNC ID HGNC:26440
References
General References
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