FACL4 Products

The protein encoded by the FACL4 gene is an isozyme of the long-chain fatty-acid-coenzyme A ligase family. Althoughdiffering in substrate specificity, subcellular localization, and tissue distribution, all isozymes of this familyconvert free long-chain fatty acids into fatty acyl-CoA esters, and thereby play a key role in lipid biosynthesis andfatty acid degradation. This isozyme preferentially utilizes arachidonate as substrate. The absence of this enzyme maycontribute to the mental retardation or Alport syndrome. Alternative splicing of this gene generates 2 transcriptvariants. (provided by RefSeq)