ACSB antibody, ACSVL6 antibody, BACS antibody, BAL antibody, FACVL3 antibody, FATP-5 antibody, FATP5 antibody, VLACSR antibody, VLCS-H2 antibody, VLCSH2 antibody, Vlacsr antibody, rBAL-1 antibody, SLC27A5 antibody, solute carrier family 27 member 5 antibody, solute carrier family 27 (fatty acid transporter), member 5 antibody, bile acyl-CoA synthetase antibody, SLC27A5 antibody, Slc27a5 antibody, LOC608675 antibody, LOC100450572 antibody
Background
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.