Cancer Protein Description

This report provides a detailed description of a selected cancer protein with information collected from various sources, including UniProt, the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute’s Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer (COSMIC), and the Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology.


Protein Name: ACSL5
Gene Name: ACSL5
Protein Full Name: Long-chain-fatty-acid--CoA ligase 5
Alias: ACS2; ACS5; Acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 5; EC 6.2.1.3; FACL5; FACL5 for fatty acid coenzyme A ligase 5; Fatty-acid-Coenzyme A ligase, long-chain 5; LACS 5; Long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 5; Long-chain fatty acid coenzyme A ligase 5; Long-chain-fatty-acid-CoA ligase 5
Mass (Da): 75991
Number AA: 683
UniProt ID: Q9ULC5
Locus ID: 51703
COSMIC ID: ACSL5
Gene location on chromosome: 10q25.1-q25.2
Cancer protein type: OP
Effect of cancer mutation on protein: UNCLEAR
Effect of active protein on cancer: PROMOTES
Number of cancer specimens: 19688
Percent of cancer specimens with mutations: 0.51
Normal role description: Lipid Metabolism - fatty acid; Ligase; shown to play a role in glioma cell survival under acidosis conditions.


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