Specification
| Description | Recombinant protein from the full-length sequence of Homo sapiens fatty acid 2-hydroxylase (FA2H) (NM_024306). |
| Organism | Homo sapiens (Human) |
| Expression Host | Human Cells |
| Tag Info | His or DYKDDDDK. Please contact us if you need further information or require specific designed tag. |
| Purity | Greater than 90% by SDS-PAGE gel |
| Uniprot ID | Q7L5A8 |
| Entry Name | FA2H_HUMAN |
| Gene Names | FA2H FAAH FAXDC1 |
| Alternative Gene Names | FAAH FAXDC1 |
| Alternative Protein Names | Fatty acid 2-hydroxylase (EC 1.14.18.-) (Fatty acid alpha-hydroxylase) (Fatty acid hydroxylase domain-containing protein 1) |
| Application | Antigens, Western, ELISA and other in vitro binding or in vivo functional assays, and protein-protein interaction studies; For research & development use only! |
| Buffer | Purified protein formulated in a sterile solution of PBS buffer, pH7.2, without any preservatives |
| Endotoxin | Endotoxin level is < 0.1 ng/µg of protein (<1EU /µg) |
| Length | 372 |
| Molecular Weight(Da) | 42791 |
| Protein Sequence | (The sequence of expressed protein may have some variation from the sequence shown below. Please contact us for the exact sequence.) MAPAPPPAASFSPSEVQRRLAAGACWVRRGARLYDLSSFVRHHPGGEQLLRARAGQDISADLDGPPHRHSANARRWLEQYYVGELRGEQQGSMENEPVALEETQKTDPAMEPRFKVVDWDKDLVDWRKPLLWQVGHLGEKYDEWVHQPVTRPIRLFHSDLIEGLSKTVWYSVPIIWVPLVLYLSWSYYRTFAQGNVRLFTSFTTEYTVAVPKSMFPGLFMLGTFLWSLIEYLIHRFLFHMKPPSDSYYLIMLHFVMHGQHHKAPFDGSRLVFPPVPASLVIGVFYLCMQLILPEAVGGTVFAGGLLGYVLYDMTHYYLHFGSPHKGSYLYSLKAHHVKHHFAHQKSGFGISTKLWDYCFHTLTPEKPHLKTQ |
Background
| Function | FUNCTION: Catalyzes the hydroxylation of free fatty acids at the C-2 position to produce 2-hydroxy fatty acids, which are building blocks of sphingolipids and glycosphingolipids common in neural tissue and epidermis (PubMed:15337768, PubMed:15863841, PubMed:17355976, PubMed:22517924). FA2H is stereospecific for the production of (R)-2-hydroxy fatty acids (PubMed:22517924). Plays an essential role in the synthesis of galactosphingolipids of the myelin sheath (By similarity). Responsible for the synthesis of sphingolipids and glycosphingolipids involved in the formation of epidermal lamellar bodies critical for skin permeability barrier (PubMed:17355976). Participates in the synthesis of glycosphingolipids and a fraction of type II wax diesters in sebaceous gland, specifically regulating hair follicle homeostasis (By similarity). Involved in the synthesis of sphingolipids of plasma membrane rafts, controlling lipid raft mobility and trafficking of raft-associated proteins (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q5MPP0, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15337768, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15863841, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17355976, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22517924}. |
| Pathway | Lipid metabolism; fatty acid metabolism. Sphingolipid metabolism; galactosylceramide biosynthesis. |
| Protein Families | Sterol desaturase family, SCS7 subfamily |
| Tissue Specificity | Detected in differentiating cultured keratinocytes (at protein level). Detected in epidermis and cultured keratinocytes (PubMed:17355976). Highly expressed in brain and colon. Detected at lower levels in testis, prostate, pancreas and kidney (PubMed:15337768). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15337768, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17355976}. |
QC Data
| Note | Please contact us for QC Data |
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