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Summary ExpressionExpr. PhenotypesPheno. Gene Literature (1)Lit. (1) GO Terms (27)GO (27) Nucleotides (82)Nucl. (82) Proteins (47)Prot. (47) Interactants (103)Interact. (103) Wiki
XB-GENEPAGE-6033416
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 fads1

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fatty acid desaturase 1

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

AI Protein Function :
fads1 encodes a membrane‑bound fatty acid desaturase localized to the endoplasmic reticulum that catalyzes Δ5 desaturation steps in the biosynthesis of long‑chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, convertin...[+]


InterPro :
Cyt B5-like heme/steroid-bd, Cyt B5-like heme/steroid sf, Cyt B5 heme-BS, FA desaturase dom, [+]

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