| Gene Symbol |
Scd2
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| Entrez Gene |
83792
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| Alt Symbol |
Scd
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| Species |
Rat
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
stearoyl-Coenzyme A desaturase 2
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| Other Description |
acyl-CoA desaturase 2|delta(9)-desaturase 2|delta-9 desaturase 2|fatty acid desaturase 2|stearoyl-CoA desaturase (delta-9-desaturase)|stearoyl-CoA desaturase 2
|
| Swissprots |
Q6P7B9 Q64066 Q9JMC9
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| Accessions |
EDL94279 Q6P7B9 AB032243 BAA92436 AF036761 AAB88865 BC061737 AAH61737 FQ212986 FQ213614 FQ229444 U67995 AAB39620 NM_031841 NP_114029
|
| Function |
Terminal component of the liver microsomal stearyl-CoA desaturase system, that utilizes O(2) and electrons from reduced cytochrome b5 to catalyze the insertion of a double bond into a spectrum of fatty acyl-CoA substrates including palmitoyl-CoA and stearoyl-CoA. {ECO:0000250}.
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| Subcellular Location |
Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000305}; Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000305}.
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| Top Pathways |
PPAR signaling pathway, AMPK signaling pathway, Biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids, Fatty acid metabolism
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