NCBI Accession #
NP_198112.2
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_122642.5
NCBI Official Full Name
long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 7
NCBI Official Symbol
LACS7
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ATLACS7; F15A18.60; F15A18_60; long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 7
NCBI Protein Information
long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 7
NCBI Summary
Encode peroxisomal long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase. Activates fatty acids for further metabolism. Interacts with PEX5.
UniProt Protein Name
Long chain acyl-CoA synthetase 7, peroxisomal
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q8LKS5
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q8GWV4
UniProt Related Accession #
Q8LKS5
UniProt Comments
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. Displays redundant function with LACS7 into the seed development process .