SCD5

Stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD; EC 1.14.99.5) is an integral membrane protein of the endoplasmic reticulum that catalyzes the formation of monounsaturated fatty acids from saturated fatty acids. SCD may be a key regulator of energy metabolism with a role in obesity and dislipidemia. Four SCD isoforms, Scd1 through Scd4, have been identified in mouse. In contrast, only 2 SCD isoforms, SCD1 (MIM 604031) and SCD5, have been identified in human. SCD1 shares about 85% amino acid identity with all 4 mouse SCD isoforms, as well as with rat Scd1 and Scd2. In contrast, SCD5 shares limited homology with the rodent SCDs and appears to be unique to primates (Wang et al., 2005 [PubMed 15907797]). [supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008]

Description

Stearoyl-CoA desaturase 5

Tissue specificity

Tissue enhanced (adrenal gland, brain)

Predicted location

Membrane

Protein family

Enzymes
Mapped to neXtProt
Mapped to UniProt SWISS-PROT
Metabolic proteins
Predicted membrane proteins
Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
Protein evidence (Kim et al 2014)

Chromosome

4 (82629539 - 82798796)

Ensembl ID

ENSG00000145284  (ver. 103.38)

Orthologs

-

UniProt

Q86SK9

neXtProt

NX_Q86SK9

Human splice variants

Protein structure