Gene Information
Gene NameFAAH
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length579
Protein NamesFatty-acid amide hydrolase 1 (EC 3.5.1.99) (Anandamide amidohydrolase 1) (Fatty acid ester hydrolase) (EC 3.1.1.-) (Oleamide hydrolase 1)
Target Namefatty-acid amide hydrolase 1
Target TypeNA
Gene Age382 ( ENSG00000117480 )
Evolutionary StageOpisthokonta
AlphaFoldDBO00519
Gene CardFAAH
Uniprot IDO00519
PfamPF01425
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 SpecificityHighly expressed in the brain, small intestine, pancreas, skeletal muscle and testis. Also expressed in the kidney, liver, lung, placenta and prostate. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17015445}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.001000(Rat);0.05(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs324420  rs772931153 
Subcellular location [CC]Endomembrane system {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17015445};
Single-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17015445}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17015445}. Note=Seems to be attached to intracellular membranes and a portion of the cytoskeletal network.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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