This gene encodes an enzyme involved in fatty acid biosynthesis, primarily the synthesis of oleic acid. The protein belongs to the fatty acid desaturase family and is an integral membrane protein located in the endoplasmic reticulum. Transcripts of approximately 3.9 and 5.2 kb, differing only by alternative polyadenlyation signals, have been detected. A gene encoding a similar enzyme is located on chromosome 4 and a pseudogene of this gene is located on chromosome 17. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2015]
Analyze
CFDE DD-Knowledge Graph
The CFDE Data Distillery Knowledge Graph contains entities and relationships across the CFDE. View SCD's neighborhood in the knowledge graph.
The Gene and Drug Landing Page Aggregator (GDLPA) finds links to primary and secondary source information from CFDE and other resources. Discover landing pages for SCD.