NameLong-chain-fatty-acid--CoA ligase 4
Synonyms
  • 6.2.1.3
  • ACS4
  • FACL4
  • LACS 4
  • LACS4
  • Long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 4
Gene NameACSL4
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0001983|Long-chain-fatty-acid--CoA ligase 4
MKLKLNVLTIILLPVHLLITIYSALIFIPWYFLTNAKKKNAMAKRIKAKPTSDKPGSPYR
SVTHFDSLAVIDIPGADTLDKLFDHAVSKFGKKDSLGTREILSEENEMQPNGKVFKKLIL
GNYKWMNYLEVNRRVNNFGSGLTALGLKPKNTIAIFCETRAEWMIAAQTCFKYNFPLVTL
YATLGKEAVVHGLNESEASYLITSVELLESKLKTALLDISCVKHIIYVDNKAINKAEYPE
GFEIHSMQSVEELGSNPENLGIPPSRPTPSDMAIVMYTSGSTGRPKGVMMHHSNLIAGMT
GQCERIPGLGPKDTYIGYLPLAHVLELTAEISCFTYGCRIGYSSPLTLSDQSSKIKKGSK
GDCTVLKPTLMAAVPEIMDRIYKNVMSKVQEMNYIQKTLFKIGYDYKLEQIKKGYDAPLC
NLLLFKKVKALLGGNVRMMLSGGAPLSPQTHRFMNVCFCCPIGQGYGLTESCGAGTVTEV
TDYTTGRVGAPLICCEIKLKDWQEGGYTINDKPNPRGEIVIGGQNISMGYFKNEEKTAED
YSVDENGQRWFCTGDIGEFHPDGCLQIIDRKKDLVKLQAGEYVSLGKVEAALKNCPLIDN
ICAFAKSDQSYVISFVVPNQKRLTLLAQQKGVEGTWVDICNNPAMEAEILKEIREAANAM
KLERFEIPIKVRLSPEPWTPETGLVTDAFKLKRKELRNHYLKDIERMYGGK
Number of residues711
Molecular Weight79187.38
Theoretical pI8.51
GO Classification
Functions
  • ATP binding
  • arachidonate-CoA ligase activity
  • long-chain fatty acid-CoA ligase activity
  • very long-chain fatty acid-CoA ligase activity
Processes
  • triglyceride biosynthetic process
  • fatty acid transport
  • long-chain fatty-acyl-CoA biosynthetic process
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • dendritic spine development
  • embryonic process involved in female pregnancy
  • long-chain fatty acid metabolic process
  • lipid metabolic process
  • negative regulation of prostaglandin secretion
  • response to interleukin-15
  • positive regulation of cell growth
  • cellular lipid metabolic process
  • response to nutrient
  • lipid biosynthetic process
Components
  • cytoplasm
  • membrane
  • ER-mitochondrion membrane contact site
  • endoplasmic reticulum membrane
  • mitochondrial outer membrane
  • integral component of membrane
  • extracellular exosome
  • peroxisomal membrane
  • lipid particle
  • neuronal cell body
General FunctionVery long-chain fatty acid-coa ligase activity
Specific FunctionActivation of long-chain fatty acids for both synthesis of cellular lipids, and degradation via beta-oxidation. Preferentially uses arachidonate and eicosapentaenoate as substrates.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions8-28
GenBank Protein ID3158351
UniProtKB IDO60488
UniProtKB Entry NameACSL4_HUMAN
Cellular LocationMitochondrion outer membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010697|Long-chain-fatty-acid--CoA ligase 4 (ACSL4)
ATGGCAAAGAGAATAAAAGCTAAGCCCACTTCAGACAAACCTGGAAGTCCATATCGCTCT
GTCACACACTTCGACTCACTAGCTGTAATAGACATCCCTGGAGCAGATACTCTGGATAAA
TTATTTGACCATGCTGTATCCAAGTTTGGGAAGAAGGACAGCCTTGGGACCAGGGAAATC
CTAAGTGAAGAAAATGAAATGCAGCCAAATGGAAAAGTTTTTAAGAAGTTAATTCTTGGG
AATTATAAATGGATGAACTATCTTGAAGTGAATCGCAGAGTGAATAACTTTGGTAGTGGA
CTCACTGCACTGGGACTAAAACCAAAGAACACCATTGCCATCTTCTGTGAGACCAGGGCC
GAATGGATGATTGCAGCACAGACCTGCTTTAAGTACAACTTTCCTCTTGTGACTTTATAT
GCCACACTTGGCAAAGAAGCAGTAGTTCATGGGCTAAATGAATCTGAGGCTTCCTATCTG
ATTACCAGTGTTGAACTTCTGGAAAGTAAACTTAAGACTGCATTGTTAGATATCAGTTGT
GTTAAACATATCATTTATGTGGACAATAAGGCTATCAATAAAGCAGAGTACCCTGAAGGA
TTTGAGATTCACAGCATGCAATCAGTAGAAGAGTTGGGATCTAACCCAGAAAACTTGGGC
ATTCCTCCAAGTAGACCAACGCCTTCAGACATGGCCATTGTTATGTATACTAGTGGTTCT
ACTGGCCGACCTAAGGGAGTGATGATGCATCATAGCAATTTGATAGCTGGAATGACAGGC
CAGTGTGAAAGAATACCTGGACTGGGACCGAAGGACACATATATTGGCTACTTGCCTTTG
GCTCATGTGCTAGAACTGACAGCAGAGATATCTTGCTTTACCTATGGCTGCAGGATTGGA
TATTCTTCTCCGCTTACACTCTCTGACCAGTCCAGCAAAATTAAAAAAGGAAGCAAAGGA
GACTGTACTGTACTGAAGCCCACACTTATGGCTGCTGTTCCGGAAATCATGGATAGAATT
TATAAGAATGTTATGAGCAAAGTCCAAGAGATGAATTATATTCAGAAAACTCTGTTCAAG
ATAGGGTATGATTACAAATTGGAACAGATCAAAAAGGGATATGATGCACCTCTTTGCAAT
CTGTTACTGTTTAAAAAGGTCAAGGCCCTGCTGGGAGGGAATGTCCGCATGATGCTGTCT
GGAGGGGCCCCGCTATCTCCTCAGACACACCGATTCATGAATGTCTGCTTCTGCTGCCCA
ATTGGCCAGGGTTATGGACTGACAGAATCATGTGGTGCTGGGACAGTTACTGAAGTAACT
GACTATACTACTGGCAGAGTTGGAGCACCTCTTATTTGCTGTGAAATTAAGCTAAAAGAC
TGGCAAGAAGGCGGTTATACAATTAATGACAAGCCAAACCCCAGAGGTGAAATCGTAATT
GGTGGACAGAACATCTCCATGGGATATTTTAAAAATGAAGAGAAAACAGCAGAAGATTAT
TCTGTGGATGAAAATGGACAAAGGTGGTTTTGCACTGGTGATATTGGAGAATTCCATCCC
GATGGATGTTTACAGATTATAGATCGTAAGAAAGATCTAGTGAAGTTACAAGCAGGAGAG
TATGTATCTCTTGGGAAAGTAGAAGCTGCACTGAAGAATTGTCCACTTATTGACAACATC
TGTGCTTTTGCCAAAAGTGATCAGTCCTATGTGATCAGTTTTGTGGTTCCTAACCAGAAA
AGGTTGACACTTTTGGCACAACAGAAAGGGGTAGAAGGAACTTGGGTTGATATCTGCAAT
AATCCTGCTATGGAAGCTGAAATACTGAAAGAAATTCGAGAAGCTGCAAATGCCATGAAA
TTGGAGCGATTTGAAATTCCAATCAAGGTTCGATTAAGCCCAGAGCCATGGACCCCTGAA
ACTGGTTTGGTAACTGATGCTTTCAAACTGAAAAGGAAGGAGCTGAGGAACCATTACCTC
AAAGACATTGAACGAATGTATGGGGGCAAATAA
GenBank Gene IDAF030555
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDACSL4
HGNC IDHGNC:3571
Chromosome LocationX
LocusXq22.3-q23
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