Gene Information
Gene NameFATP4
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length643
Protein NamesLong-chain fatty acid transport protein 4 (FATP-4) (Fatty acid transport protein 4) (Arachidonate--CoA ligase) (EC 6.2.1.15) (Long-chain-fatty-acid--CoA ligase) (EC 6.2.1.3) (Solute carrier family 27 member 4) (Very long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 4) (ACSVL4) (EC 6.2.1.-)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ6P1M0
Gene CardSLC27A4
Uniprot IDQ6P1M0
PfamPF00501; PF13193
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed at highest levels in brain, testis, colon and kidney. Expressed at medium levels in heart and liver, small intestine and stomach. Expressed at low levels in peripheral leukocytes, bone marrow, skeletal muscle and aorta. Expressed in adipose tissue (PubMed:24269233, PubMed:9878842). Expressed in brain gray matter (PubMed:21395585). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21395585, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24269233, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9878842}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs137853132  rs2240953  rs137853133  rs137853134  rs768495407  rs137853135 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22022213, ECO:0000305|PubMed:24269233};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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