SLC27A5

1099826459ENSG00000083807ENSMUSG00000030382Q9Y2P5Q4LDG0NM_012254NM_001321196NM_009512NP_001308125NP_036386NP_033538Bile acyl-CoA synthetase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the SLC27A5 gene. Bile acyl-CoA synthetase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the SLC27A5 gene. The protein encoded by this gene is an isozyme of very long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase (VLCS). It is capable of activating very long-chain fatty-acids containing 24- and 26-carbons. It is expressed in liver and associated with endoplasmic reticulum but not with peroxisomes. Its primary role is in fatty acid elongation or complex lipid synthesis rather than in degradation. This gene has a mouse ortholog.