Gene Information
Gene NameSCD2
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 AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ86SK9
Gene CardSCD5
Uniprot IDQ86SK9
PfamPF00487
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
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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