Gene Information
Gene NameFADS6
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length356
Protein NamesFatty acid desaturase 6 (EC 1.14.19.-)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000172782 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ8N9I5
Gene CardFADS6
Uniprot IDQ8N9I5
PfamPF00487
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.951763806)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ FADS6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ FADS6 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ FADS6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Fads6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ FADS6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Fads6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ FADS6 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsFADS3, FADS1, FADS2
Tissuesmall.intestine
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Membrane {ECO:0000305};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000305}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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