NCBI Accession #
NP_177882.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_106407.7
NCBI Official Full Name
long chain acyl-CoA synthetase 9
NCBI Official Symbol
LACS9
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
long chain acyl-CoA synthetase 9; T5M16.18; T5M16_18
NCBI Protein Information
long chain acyl-CoA synthetase 9
NCBI Summary
Encodes major plastidic long chain acyl-CoA synthetase with a slight substrate preference of oleic acid over any of the other fatty acids.
UniProt Protein Name
Long chain acyl-CoA synthetase 9, chloroplastic
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q9CAP8
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q0WLQ0; Q84WQ8
UniProt Related Accession #
Q9CAP8
UniProt Comments
Activation of long-chain fatty acids for both synthesis of cellular lipids, and degradation via beta-oxidation. Preferentially uses palmitate, palmitoleate, oleate and linoleate.