Cyclebase 3.0

Cell-cycle regulation database

FAA4 [YMR246W]

Long-chain-fatty-acid--CoA ligase 4; Long chain fatty acyl-CoA synthetase; activates fatty acids with a preference for C12:0-C16:0 chain lengths; role in the competitive import of long-chain fatty acids and sphingoid long-chain bases; role in stationary phase survival; localizes to lipid particles and the plasma membrane; role in sphingolipid-to-glycerolipid metabolism; forms cytoplasmic foci upon replication stress; faa1 faa4 double null complemented by any of human ACSBG1, ACSL1, 3, 4, 5, 6, SLC27A2, or 4; Belongs to the ATP-dependent AMP-binding enzyme family.

Synonyms:  FAA4,  FAA4p,  P47912,  P47912p,  YM9408.08 ...

Linkouts:  STRING  UniProt