Gene Information
Gene NameSCD5
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length330
Protein NamesStearoyl-CoA desaturase 5 (EC 1.14.19.1) (Acyl-CoA-desaturase 4) (HSCD5) (Stearoyl-CoA 9-desaturase) (Stearoyl-CoA desaturase 2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000145284 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ86SK9
Gene CardSCD5
Uniprot IDQ86SK9
PfamPF00487
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.256002363)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SCD5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SCD5 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SCD5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SCD5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SCD5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ SCD5 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsSCD
ParalogsSCD
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityDetected in fetal brain, and at lower levels in fetal kidney. Detected in adult brain and pancreas, and at lower levels in kidney and lung. Expressed in spiral ganglion cells and the organ of Corti of fetal cochlea (PubMed:31972369). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12727354, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15610069, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15907797, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22745828, ECO:0000269|PubMed:31972369}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs192654796 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15907797, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22745828};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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