Gene : Slc27a2

Symbol :	Slc27a2
Name/description :	solute carrier family 27 (fatty acid transporter), member 2
Synonyms :	MGC93337
Organism :	Rattus norvegicus
Peroxisomal Localization :	GO: peroxisome A Uchiyama, et al.1996. J. Biol. Chem. GFP: No experiment found Mass Spectrometry: Miki Kikuchi, et al.2004. J. Biol. Chem. PeroxisomeDB annotation
Protein family :	VLACS
Protein consensus sequence :	MLPVLYTGLAGLLLLPLLLTCCCPYLLQDVRFFLQLANMARQVRSYRQRRPVRTILHVFLEQARKTPHKPFLLFRDETLTYAQVDRRSNQVARALHDHLGLRQGDCVALFMGNEPAYVWLWLGLLKLGCPMACLNYNIRAKSLLHCFQCCGAKVLLASPGELQTAGLNPRGGRGDSMPWFRGCKEDSSRGTTSLISLESLDVKWPVFLSTMYANLFSPPGILYTRSPSCLPKAATINHHRLWYGTSLALRSGIKAHDVIYTTMPLYHSAALMIGLHGCIVVGATFALRSKFSASQFWDDCRKYNATVIQYIGELLRYLCNTPQKPNDRDHKVKIALGNGLRGDVWREFIKRFGDIHIYEFYASTEGNIGFMNYPRKIGAVGRENYLQKKVVRHELIKYDVEKDEPVRDANGYCIKVPKGEVGLLICKITELTPFFGYAGGKTQTEKKKLRDVFKKGDVYFNSGDLLMIDRENFIYFHDRVGDTFRWKGENVATTEVADIVGLVDFVEEVNVYGVPVPGHEGRIGMASIKMKENYEFNGKKLFQHISEYLPSYSRPRFLRIQDTIEITGTFKHRKVTLMEEGFNPSVIKDTLYFMDDAEKTYVPMTEDIYNAIIDKTLKL
Functional category(ies) :	Alpha-oxidation Branched chain fatty acid oxidation Lipid metabolism Long/very long fatty acids activation
Disease(s) :	No diseases found
Comparative genomics:	PTS prediction Alignment Phylogenetic tree [help]
Gene Info:	Gene Summary (NCBI) Chromosomal Localization (NCBI) ENSEMBL Conserved Domains (NCBI) Orthologue Prediction (NCBI)
Pubmed:	M Depreter, et al.2002. J. Endocrinol. Modulation of the peroxisomal gene expression pattern by dehydroepiandrosterone and vitamin D: therapeutic implications. Steinberg Steinberg, et al.1999. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. Human very-long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase: cloning, topography, and relevance to branched-chain fatty acid metabolism. J Watkins, et al.1996. J. Lipid Res. Phytanic acid activation in rat liver peroxisomes is catalyzed by long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase. Y Uchida, et al.1996. J. Biochem. Purification and properties of rat liver peroxisomal very-long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase.