Biology:SLC27A6

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Long-chain fatty acid transport protein 6 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC27A6 gene.[1][2][3]

This gene encodes a member of the fatty acid transport protein family (FATP). FATPs are involved in the uptake of long-chain fatty acids and have unique expression patterns. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene.[3]

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References

  1. "Characterization of a heart-specific fatty acid transport protein". J Biol Chem 278 (18): 16039–44. Apr 2003. doi:10.1074/jbc.M211412200. PMID 12556534. 
  2. "Human liver-specific very-long-chain acyl-coenzyme A synthetase: cDNA cloning and characterization of a second enzymatically active protein". Mol Genet Metab 68 (1): 32–42. Oct 1999. doi:10.1006/mgme.1999.2883. PMID 10479480. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: SLC27A6 solute carrier family 27 (fatty acid transporter), member 6". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=28965. 

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