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Summary Expression Phenotypes Gene Literature (0) GO Terms (19) Nucleotides (175) Proteins (62) Interactants (18) Wiki
XB-GENEPAGE-1010229
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 fads2

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fatty acid desaturase 2

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Delta 6-fatty acid desaturase/delta-8 sphingolipid desaturase

AI Protein Function :
The fads2 gene encodes a fatty acid desaturase enzyme, which is an endoplasmic reticulum membrane-bound protein involved in the biosynthesis of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. This enzyme catal...[+]


InterPro :
Cyt B5-like heme/steroid sf, Cyt B5-like heme/steroid-bd, FA desaturase dom, Fatty acid desaturase

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???displayGene.expression???                  Development Stages                                               Embryonic Tissues                                                                Adult Tissues
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