Gene Information
Gene NameFADS3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length445
Protein NamesFatty acid desaturase 3 (EC 1.14.19.-) (Delta(13) fatty acid desaturase) (Delta(13) desaturase)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1292 ( ENSG00000221968 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ9Y5Q0
Gene CardFADS3
Uniprot IDQ9Y5Q0
PfamPF00173; PF00487
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.82856413)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ FADS3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ FADS3 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ FADS3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ FADS3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Fads3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ FADS3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Fads3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ FADS3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsFADS2, FADS1, FADS6
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in various organs and tissues including liver, kidney, brain, lung, pancreas, testis, ovary and skeletal muscle (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19752397}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs35479241  rs34511441 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:31916624};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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