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.