SLC27A3

SLC27A3
Identifiers
Aliases	SLC27A3, ACSVL3, FATP3, VLCS-3, solute carrier family 27 member 3
External IDs	OMIM: 604193; MGI: 1347358; HomoloGene: 11529; GeneCards: SLC27A3; OMA:SLC27A3 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 1 (human)
End	153,780,157 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 3 (mouse)
End	90,297,245 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	granulocyte; ; Descending thoracic aorta; ; ascending aorta; ; right lung; ; gastric mucosa; ; right coronary artery; ; subcutaneous adipose tissue; ; upper lobe of left lung; ; left coronary artery; ; monocyte;
	Top expressed in
	yolk sac; ; adrenal gland; ; lip; ; renal corpuscle; ; otic vesicle; ; embryo; ; urethra; ; tail of embryo; ; embryo; ; spermatocyte;
	More reference expression data
	More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function	long-chain fatty acid-CoA ligase activity; nucleotide binding; ligase activity; catalytic activity; very long-chain fatty acid-CoA ligase activity; long-chain fatty acid transporter activity; ATP binding;
Cellular component	integral component of membrane; membrane; mitochondrial membranes; mitochondrion; endoplasmic reticulum;
Biological process	metabolism; long-chain fatty acid metabolic process; fatty acid metabolic process; lipid metabolism; long-chain fatty acid transport;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	11000
	26568
	ENSG00000263163; ENSG00000143554
	ENSMUSG00000027932
	Q5K4L6
	O88561
	NM_024330; NM_001317929
	NM_011988; NM_001316688
	NP_001304858; NP_077306
	NP_001303617; NP_036118
	Wikidata
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Long-chain fatty acid transport protein 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC27A3 gene.

In melanocytic cells SLC27A3 gene expression may be regulated by MITF.