ACSS2

ACSS2
Identifiers
Aliases	ACSS2, ACAS2, ACS, ACSA, dJ1161H23.1, acyl-CoA synthetase short chain family member 2, Acetyl-Coenzyme A Synthetase 2, Acetyl-Coenzyme A Synthetase, Cytoplasmic, ACECS1, ACECS
External IDs	OMIM: 605832; MGI: 1890410; HomoloGene: 6469; GeneCards: ACSS2; OMA:ACSS2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 20 (human)
End	34,927,962 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 2 (mouse)
End	155,427,644 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	mucosa of ileum; ; mucosa of transverse colon; ; rectum; ; muscle of thigh; ; gastric mucosa; ; tibialis anterior muscle; ; right adrenal cortex; ; right lung; ; gastrocnemius muscle; ; apex of heart;
	Top expressed in
	tunica adventitia of aorta; ; right kidney; ; brown adipose tissue; ; left lobe of liver; ; olfactory epithelium; ; left colon; ; proximal tubule; ; human kidney; ; interventricular septum; ; soleus muscle;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	nucleotide binding; ligase activity; AMP binding; catalytic activity; ATP binding; acetate-CoA ligase activity;
Cellular component	intracellular membrane-bounded organelle; nucleoplasm; cytoplasm; cytosol; mitochondrial matrix;
Biological process	metabolism; lipid biosynthetic process; acetyl-CoA biosynthetic process from acetate; acetyl-CoA biosynthetic process; acetate biosynthetic process; propionate biosynthetic process; ethanol oxidation;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	55902
	60525
	ENSG00000131069
	ENSMUSG00000027605
	Q9NR19
	Q9QXG4
	NM_001076552; NM_001242393; NM_018677; NM_139274
	NM_019811
	NP_001070020; NP_001229322; NP_061147
	NP_062785
	Wikidata
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Acyl-coenzyme A synthetase short-chain family member 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ACSS2 gene.