| Gene Symbol |
Scd2
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| Entrez Gene |
20250
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| Alt Symbol |
Mir5114, Scd-2, mir-5114, swty
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| Species |
Mouse
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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 (Stearoyl-CoA desaturase 2) (Fatty acid desaturase 2) (Delta(9)-desaturase 2)|acyl-CoA desaturase 2|delta(9)-desaturase 2|delta-9 desaturase 2|fatty acid desaturase 2|stearoyl-CoA desaturase 2
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| Swissprots |
P13011 Q8BH96
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| Accessions |
EDL41928 P13011 AK078543 AK083085 AK083922 BAC39066 AK147406 BAE27893 AK159413 BC040384 AAH40384 CF168778 CJ110442 CJ242760 JF446414 LM611522 M26270 AAA40094 NM_009128 NP_033154
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| 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.
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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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