About Acetoacetyl-CoA synthetase
Acetoacetyl-CoA synthetase (AACS) is a protein
from Homo sapiens identified by UniProt accession
Q86V21, 672 residues long.
MolForge cross-references it against 0 known binders and
51 disease associations.
Target properties
| Protein name | Acetoacetyl-CoA synthetase |
| UniProt accession | Q86V21 |
| Gene | AACS |
| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Length | 672 residues |
| Molecular weight | — |
| EC numbers | — |
| Target class | UNCLASSIFIED |
| Subcellular location | — |
| Keywords | — |
Druggability
Target tractability assessment (Open Targets + pocket analysis). No approved drug
| Druggability tier | MEDIUM |
| Druggability score | — |
| Pocket score | — |
| Max clinical phase | — |
Disease associations (51)
Diseases linked to this target (Open Targets).
- glucose measurement · score 0.42
- urinary metabolite measurement · score 0.27
- neurodegenerative disease · score 0.25
- lean body mass · score 0.10
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder · score 0.09
- attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder 8 · score 0.07
- schizophrenia 15 · score 0.07
- neoplasm · score 0.07
- brain measurement · score 0.06
- Tourette syndrome · score 0.06
3D Structure (1)
Experimental (PDB) and predicted (AlphaFold) structures for this protein.
| Structure | Source | Method | Mean pLDDT | Resolution (Å) |
| AF-Q86V21-F1 | alphafold | PREDICTED | 91.84 | — |
Amino-acid sequence (672 residues)
MSKEERPGRE EILECQVMWE PDSKKNTQMD RFRAAVGAAC GLALESYDDL YHWSVESYSD FWAEFWKFSG IVFSRVYDEV VDTSKGIADV PEWFKGSRLN YAENLLRHKE NDRVALYIAR EGKEEIVKVT FEELRQEVAL FAAAMRKMGV KKGDRVVGYL PNSEHAVEAM LAAASIGAIW SSTSPDFGVN GVLDRFSQIQ PKLIFSVEAV VYNGKEHNHM EKLQQVVKGL PDLKKVVVIP YVSSRENIDL SKIPNSVFLD DFLATGTSEQ APQLEFEQLP FSHPLFIMFS SGTTGAPKCM VHSAGGTLIQ HLKEHLLHGN MTSSDILLCY TTVGWMMWNW MVSLLATGAA MVLYDGSPLV PTPNVLWDLV DRIGITVLVT GAKWLSVLEE KAMKPVETHS LQMLHTILST GSPLKAQSYE YVYRCIKSSI LLGSISGGTD IISCFMGHNF SLPVYKGEIQ ARNLGMAVEA WNEEGKAVWG ESGELVCTKP IPCQPTHFWN DENGNKYRKA YFSKFPGIWA HGDYCRINPK TGGIVMLGRS DGTLNPNGVR FGSSEIYNIV ESFEEVEDSL CVPQYNKYRE ERVILFLKMA SGHAFQPDLV KRIRDAIRMG LSARHVPSLI LETKGIPYTL NGKKVEVAVK QIIAGKAVEQ GGAFSNPETL DLYRDIPELQ GF
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