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Fatty acid desaturase 6 (FADS6)

Homo sapiens — UniProt Q8N9I5

Gene: FADS6Homo sapiensSwissProt reviewed

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Key facts

Fatty acid desaturase 6 (FADS6) is a protein from Homo sapiens identified by UniProt accession Q8N9I5, 368 residues long. MolForge cross-references it against 0 known binders and 0 disease associations.

  • UniProt accession: Q8N9I5; gene symbol FADS6.
  • Organism: Homo sapiens.
  • Length: 368 amino acids.
  • 3D structure: AlphaFold model available.

Target properties

Protein nameFatty acid desaturase 6
UniProt accessionQ8N9I5
GeneFADS6
OrganismHomo sapiens
Length368 residues
Molecular weight—
EC numbers—
Target class—
Subcellular location—
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3D Structure (1)

Experimental (PDB) and predicted (AlphaFold) structures for this protein.

StructureSourceMethodMean pLDDTResolution (Å)
AF-Q8N9I5-F1alphafoldPREDICTED90.59—

Experimental structures are not indexed in MolForge yet — search RCSB PDB for Q8N9I5.

Amino-acid sequence (368 residues)

MEPTEPMEPT EPMEPTEPME PTEPMEPTEP MEPARSAHRG GEALLRELEV LVQDVVRTSS WWERHGVDCA ILALSLFALP AGFLCLRWEN ALVFASGITI LGVCHYTLTV KGSHLATHGA LTESKRWSKI WLLFFVEVCT AFTAEHATHG HVKMHHAYTN VVGLGDSSTW RLPCLNRYVY MFLAPFLLPI ATPLVAVERL RKVELGTALR TLALISLGLY SHYWLLLNVS GFKNPSSALG CMFLTRSLLA HPYLHVNIFQ HIGLPMFSRD NKPRRIHMMS LGVLNLARLP VLDWAFGHSI ISCHVEHHLF PRLSDNMCLK VKPVVSQFLR EKQLPYNEDS YLARFQLFLR RYEEFMVQAP PITELVGL

Frequently asked questions

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How long is the FADS6 protein?

The Homo sapiens FADS6 protein (UniProt Q8N9I5) is 368 amino acids long.

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Quick facts

UniProtQ8N9I5
GeneFADS6
OrganismHomo sapiens
Length368
Binders0
Diseases0
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