Gene:
acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 1
Gene ID:
205580
Symbol:
ACSL1
Species:
1000
Description:
The protein encoded by this gene is an isozyme of the long-chain fatty-acid-coenzyme A ligase family. Although differing in substrate specificity, subcellular localization, and tissue distribution, all isozymes of this family convert free long-chain fatty acids into fatty acyl-CoA esters, and thereby play a key role in lipid biosynthesis and fatty acid degradation.