Gene Information
Gene NameFAAH
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length372
Protein NamesFatty acid 2-hydroxylase (EC 1.14.18.-) (Fatty acid alpha-hydroxylase) (Fatty acid hydroxylase domain-containing protein 1)
Target Namefatty-acid amide hydrolase 1
Target TypeNA
Gene Age382 ( ENSG00000117480 )
Evolutionary StageOpisthokonta
AlphaFoldDBQ7L5A8
Gene CardFA2H
Uniprot IDQ7L5A8
PfamPF00173; PF04116
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.464016115)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ FAAH ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ FAAH ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ FAAH ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ FAAH ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Faah ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ FAAH ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Faah ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ FAAH ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsFAAH2, QRSL1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityDetected in differentiating cultured keratinocytes (at protein level). Detected in epidermis and cultured keratinocytes (PubMed:17355976). Highly expressed in brain and colon. Detected at lower levels in testis, prostate, pancreas and kidney (PubMed:15337768). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15337768, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17355976}.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.000730(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs121918217  rs35874850  rs387907040  rs387907039 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q5MPP0};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15337768}. Microsome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15337768};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15337768}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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