ACSL1

Official Full Name

acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 1

Background

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.

Synonyms

ACSL1; acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 1; FACL2, fatty acid Coenzyme A ligase, long chain 2; long-chain-fatty-acid--CoA ligase 1; ACS1; FACL1; LACS; LACS1; LACS2; lignoceroyl CoA synthase; long chain fatty acid coenzyme A ligase 1; ACS 1; ACSL 1; ACSL1_HUMAN; Acyl CoA synthetase 1; Acyl CoA synthetase long chain family member 1; Acyl-CoA synthetase 1; FACL 1; FACL 2; FACL2; Fatty acid Coenzyme A ligase long chain 1; Fatty acid Coenzyme A ligase long chain 2; LACS 1; LACS 2; Long chain acyl CoA synthetase 1; Long chain acyl CoA synthetase 2; Long chain fatty acid CoA ligase 1; Long chain fatty acid CoA ligase 2; Long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 1; Long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 2; Long-chain fatty acid-CoA ligase 2; Palmitoyl CoA ligase 1; Palmitoyl CoA ligase 2; Palmitoyl-CoA ligase 1; Palmitoyl-CoA ligase 2; paltimoyl-CoA ligase 1; lignoceroyl-CoA synthase; long-chain fatty-acid-coenzyme A ligase 1; fatty-acid-Coenzyme A ligase, long-chain 1; fatty-acid-Coenzyme A ligase, long-chain 2