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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP02888
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 8395
Name Fatty-acid amide hydrolase 1
Synonyms
  1. Anandamide amidohydrolase 1
  2. Oleamide hydrolase 1
Gene Name FAAH
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 polyunsaturated substrate anandamide preferentially as compared to monounsaturated substrates.
Pathways
  • Retrograde endocannabinoid signaling
Reactions
Anandamide + Water → Arachidonic acid + Ethanolamine details
Oleamide + Water → Oleic acid + Ammonia details
GO Classification
Biological Process
fatty acid catabolic process
Cellular Component
cytoskeleton
cytoplasm
organelle membrane
endomembrane system
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
phospholipid binding
acylglycerol lipase activity
amidase activity
carbon-nitrogen ligase activity, with glutamine as amido-N-donor
fatty acid amide hydrolase activity
Cellular Location
  1. Cytoplasm
  2. Endomembrane system
  3. Single-pass membrane protein
  4. cytoskeleton
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 1
Locus 1p35-p34
SNPs FAAH
Gene Sequence
>1740 bp
ATGGTGCAGTACGAGCTGTGGGCCGCGCTGCCTGGCGCCTCCGGGGTCGCCCTGGCCTGC
TGCTTCGTGGCGGCGGCCGTGGCCCTGCGCTGGTCCGGGCGCCGGACGGCGCGGGGCGCG
GTGGTCCGGGCGCGACAGAAGCAGCGAGCGGGCCTGGAGAACATGGACAGGGCGGCGCAG
CGCTTCCGGCTCCAGAACCCAGACCTGGACTCAGAGGCGCTGCTAGCCCTGCCCCTGCCT
CAGCTGGTGCAGAAGTTACACAGTAGAGAGCTGGCCCCTGAGGCCGTGCTCTTCACCTAT
GTGGGAAAGGCCTGGGAAGTGAACAAAGGGACCAACTGTGTGACCTCCTATCTGGCTGAC
TGTGAGACTCAGCTGTCTCAGGCCCCAAGGCAGGGCCTGCTCTATGGCGTCCCTGTGAGC
CTCAAGGAGTGCTTCACCTACAAGGGCCAGGACTCCACGCTGGGCTTGAGCCTGAATGAA
GGGGTGCCGGCGGAGTGCGACAGCGTAGTGGTGCATGTGCTGAAGCTGCAGGGTGCCGTG
CCCTTCGTGCACACCAATGTTCCACAGTCCATGTTCAGCTATGACTGCAGTAACCCCCTC
TTTGGCCAGACCGTGAACCCATGGAAGTCCTCCAAAAGCCCAGGGGGCTCCTCAGGGGGT
GAAGGGGCCCTCATCGGGTCTGGAGGCTCCCCCCTGGGCTTAGGCACTGATATCGGAGGC
AGCATCCGCTTCCCCTCCTCCTTCTGCGGCATCTGCGGCCTCAAGCCCACAGGGAACCGC
CTCAGCAAGAGTGGCCTGAAGGGCTGTGTCTATGGACAGGAGGCAGTGCGTCTCTCCGTG
GGCCCCATGGCCCGGGACGTGGAGAGCCTGGCACTGTGCCTGCGAGCCCTGCTGTGCGAG
GACATGTTCCGCTTGGACCCCACTGTGCCTCCCTTGCCCTTCAGAGAAGAGGTCTACACC
AGCTCTCAGCCCCTGCGTGTGGGGTACTATGAGACTGACAACTATACCATGCCCTCCCCG
GCCATGAGGCGGGCCGTGCTGGAGACCAAACAGAGCCTTGAGGCTGCGGGGCACACGCTG
GTTCCCTTCTTGCCAAGCAACATACCCCATGCTCTGGAGACCCTGTCAACAGGTGGGCTC
TTCAGTGATGGTGGCCACACCTTCCTACAGAACTTCAAAGGTGATTTCGTGGACCCCTGC
CTGGGGGACCTGGTCTCAATTCTGAAGCTTCCCCAATGGCTTAAAGGACTGCTGGCCTTC
CTGGTGAAGCCTCTGCTGCCAAGGCTGTCAGCTTTCCTCAGCAACATGAAGTCTCGTTCG
GCTGGAAAACTCTGGGAACTGCAGCACGAGATCGAGGTGTACCGCAAAACCGTGATTGCC
CAGTGGAGGGCGCTGGACCTGGATGTGGTGCTGACCCCCATGCTGGCCCCTGCTCTGGAC
TTGAATGCCCCAGGCAGGGCCACAGGGGCCGTCAGCTACACTATGCTGTACAACTGCCTG
GACTTCCCTGCAGGGGTGGTGCCTGTCACCACGGTGACTGCTGAGGACGAGGCCCAGATG
GAACATTACAGGGGCTACTTTGGGGATATCTGGGACAAGATGCTGCAGAAGGGCATGAAG
AAGAGTGTGGGGCTGCCGGTGGCCGTGCAGTGTGTGGCTCTGCCCTGGCAAGAAGAGTTG
TGTCTGCGGTTCATGCGGGAGGTGGAGCGACTGATGACCCCTGAAAAGCAGTCATCCTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 579
Molecular Weight 63065.28
Theoretical pI 7.665
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Fatty-acid amide hydrolase 1
MVQYELWAALPGASGVALACCFVAAAVALRWSGRRTARGAVVRARQRQRAGLENMDRAAQ
RFRLQNPDLDSEALLALPLPQLVQKLHSRELAPEAVLFTYVGKAWEVNKGTNCVTSYLAD
CETQLSQAPRQGLLYGVPVSLKECFTYKGQDSTLGLSLNEGVPAECDSVVVHVLKLQGAV
PFVHTNVPQSMFSYDCSNPLFGQTVNPWKSSKSPGGSSGGEGALIGSGGSPLGLGTDIGG
SIRFPSSFCGICGLKPTGNRLSKSGLKGCVYGQEAVRLSVGPMARDVESLALCLRALLCE
DMFRLDPTVPPLPFREEVYTSSQPLRVGYYETDNYTMPSPAMRRAVLETKQSLEAAGHTL
VPFLPSNIPHALETLSTGGLFSDGGHTFLQNFKGDFVDPCLGDLVSILKLPQWLKGLLAF
LVKPLLPRLSAFLSNMKSRSAGKLWELQHEIEVYRKTVIAQWRALDLDVVLTPMLAPALD
LNAPGRATGAVSYTMLYNCLDFPAGVVPVTTVTAEDEAQMEHYRGYFGDIWDKMLQKGMK
KSVGLPVAVQCVALPWQEELCLRFMREVERLMTPEKQSS
GenBank ID Protein 4249693
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID O00519
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name FAAH1_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID AF098019
GeneCard ID FAAH
GenAtlas ID FAAH
HGNC ID HGNC:3553
References
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