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LACS6

Gene
LACS6
Protein
Long chain acyl-CoA synthetase 6, peroxisomal
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana
Length
701 amino acids
Function
Activation of long-chain fatty acids for both synthesis of cellular lipids, and degradation via beta-oxidation. Preferentially uses palmitate, palmitoleate, oleate, linoleate and eicosenoate. Might play a regulatory role both in fatty acid import into glyoxysomes and in fatty acid beta-oxidation. Displays redundant function with LACS7 into the seed development process.
Similarity
Belongs to the ATP-dependent AMP-binding enzyme family.
Mass
76.603 kDa
Sequence
MDSSSSSSSAAARRRINAIHSHLVTSSRSSPLLRSNPTAGEFCLDNGYSVVLPEKLNTGSWNVYRSAKSPFKLVSRFPDHPDIATLHDNFEHAVHDFRDYKYLGTRVRVDGTVGDYKWMTYGEAGTARTALGSGLVHHGIPMGSSVGIYFINRPEWLIVDHACSSYSYVSVPLYDTLGPDAVKFIVNHATVQAIFCVAETLNSLLSCLSEMPSVRLVVVVGGLIESLPSLPSSSGVKVVSYSVLLNQGRSNPQRFFPPKPDDVATICYTSGTTGTPKGVVLTHANLIANVAGSSFSVKFFSSDVYISYLPLAHIYERANQILTVYFGVAVGFYQGDNMKLLDDLAALRPTVFSSVPRLYNRIYAGIINAVKTSGGLKERLFNAAYNAKKQALLNGKSASPIWDRLVFNKIKDRLGGRVRFMTSGASPLSPEVMEFLKVCFGGRVTEGYGMTETSCVISGMDEGDNLTGHVGSPNPACEVKLVDVPEMNYTSADQPHPRGEICVRGPIIFTGYYKDEIQTKEVIDEDGWLHTGDIGLWLPGGRLKIIDRKKNIFKLAQGEYIAPEKIENVYAKCKFVGQCFIYGDSFNSSLVAVVSVDPDVLKSWAASEGIKGGDLRELCNNPRVKAAVLSDMDTVGREAQLRGFEFAKAVTLVLEPFTLENGLLTPTFKIKRPQAKEYFAEAITNMYKELGASDPSANRGL