Gene Information
Gene NameSLC27A5
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length690
Protein NamesLong-chain fatty acid transport protein 5 (FATP-5) (Fatty acid transport protein 5) (Bile acid-CoA ligase) (BA-CoA ligase) (BAL) (Bile acyl-CoA synthetase) (BACS) (EC 6.2.1.7) (Cholate--CoA ligase) (Fatty-acid-coenzyme A ligase, very long-chain 3) (Long-chain-fatty-acid--CoA ligase) (EC 6.2.1.3) (Solute carrier family 27 member 5) (Very long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase homolog 2) (VLCS-H2) (VLCSH2) (EC 6.2.1.-) (Very long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase-related protein) (VLACS-related) (VLACSR)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age>4290 ( ENSG00000083807 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ9Y2P5
Gene CardSLC27A5
Uniprot IDQ9Y2P5
PfamPF00501; PF13193
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.594380788)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SLC27A5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ZBTB45 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SLC27A5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SLC27A5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Slc27a5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SLC27A5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Slc27a5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ SLC27A5 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsSLC27A4, ACSBG1, ACSL1, ACSL3, SLC27A3, ACSL6, ACSBG2, SLC27A6, ACSL4, ACSL5, SLC27A2, SLC27A1
Tissueliver, brain
Tissue SpecificityPredominantly expressed in liver. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10479480}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs35350976  rs34415062 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10479480};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Microsome {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9ES38}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q4LDG0};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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