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Summary Expression Expr. PhenotypesPheno. Gene Literature (0)Lit. (0) GO Terms (19)GO (19) Nucleotides (175)Nucl. (175) Proteins (62)Prot. (62) Interactants (18)Interact. (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 :
fads2 encodes a membrane‑bound fatty acid desaturase that catalyzes the Δ6 desaturation step in the biosynthesis of long‑chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. The protein provides Δ6‑desaturase activity f...[+]


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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