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FADS3 fatty acid desaturase 3 [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 3995, updated on 3-Apr-2024

Summary

Official Symbol
FADS3provided by HGNC
Official Full Name
fatty acid desaturase 3provided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:3576
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000221968 MIM:606150; AllianceGenome:HGNC:3576
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Homo sapiens
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as
CYB5RP; LLCDL3
Summary
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the fatty acid desaturase (FADS) gene family. Desaturase enzymes regulate unsaturation of fatty acids through the introduction of double bonds between defined carbons of the fatty acyl chain. FADS family members are considered fusion products composed of an N-terminal cytochrome b5-like domain and a C-terminal multiple membrane-spanning desaturase portion, both of which are characterized by conserved histidine motifs. This gene is clustered with family members FADS1 and FADS2 at 11q12-q13.1; this cluster is thought to have arisen evolutionarily from gene duplication based on its similar exon/intron organization. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Expression
Broad expression in fat (RPKM 37.4), placenta (RPKM 28.8) and 22 other tissues See more
Orthologs
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Genomic context

Location:
11q12.2
Exon count:
14
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2023_10 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 11 NC_000011.10 (61873526..61892224, complement)
RS_2023_10 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 11 NC_060935.1 (61862340..61881028, complement)
105.20220307 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 11 NC_000011.9 (61640998..61659017, complement)

Chromosome 11 - NC_000011.10Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC124902680 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr11:61594111-61594788 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr11:61594789-61595466 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 3403 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 3404 Neighboring gene fatty acid desaturase 2 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr11:61600847-61601714 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr11:61601715-61602582 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr11:61602583-61603450 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr11:61606205-61606762 Neighboring gene CRISPR perturbation-validated FADS1 cis-regulatory element TAD5.SE2.HS2 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr11:61615048-61615548 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr11:61615549-61616049 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC124902679 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr11:61624465-61624966 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr11:61628720-61629220 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr11:61629221-61629721 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr11:61642149-61642697 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr11:61646639-61647348 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr11:61655245-61655746 Neighboring gene microRNA 6746 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr11:61657348-61658037 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr11:61658038-61658726 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 3407 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 3408 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr11:61666908-61667879 Neighboring gene RAB3A interacting protein like 1 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 8487 Neighboring gene ReSE screen-validated silencer GRCh37_chr11:61705992-61706140 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr11:61709325-61709979 Neighboring gene RNA, U6 small nuclear 1243, pseudogene Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr11:61711149-61711650 Neighboring gene ReSE screen-validated silencer GRCh37_chr11:61713521-61713684 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC107984334 Neighboring gene bestrophin 1

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

Expression

  • Project title: HPA RNA-seq normal tissues
  • Description: RNA-seq was performed of tissue samples from 95 human individuals representing 27 different tissues in order to determine tissue-specificity of all protein-coding genes
  • BioProject: PRJEB4337
  • Publication: PMID 24309898
  • Analysis date: Wed Apr 4 07:08:55 2018

Bibliography

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

Phenotypes

EBI GWAS Catalog

Description
Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Common variants at 30 loci contribute to polygenic dyslipidemia.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genetic determinants of circulating sphingolipid concentrations in European populations.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genetic loci associated with plasma phospholipid n-3 fatty acids: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies from the CHARGE Consortium.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genetic variants associated with glycine metabolism and their role in insulin sensitivity and type 2 diabetes.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genetics of rheumatoid arthritis contributes to biology and drug discovery.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genome-wide association of lipid-lowering response to statins in combined study populations.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genome-wide association study identifies multiple loci influencing human serum metabolite levels.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genome-wide association study identifies novel loci associated with circulating phospho- and sphingolipid concentrations.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genome-wide association study identifies novel loci associated with concentrations of four plasma phospholipid fatty acids in the de novo lipogenesis pathway: results from the Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology (CHARGE) consortiu
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genome-wide association study identifies three susceptibility loci for laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma in the Chinese population.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genome-wide association study of plasma N6 polyunsaturated fatty acids within the cohorts for heart and aging research in genomic epidemiology consortium.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Loci influencing lipid levels and coronary heart disease risk in 16 European population cohorts.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Novel Loci for metabolic networks and multi-tissue expression studies reveal genes for atherosclerosis.
EBI GWAS Catalog

HIV-1 interactions

Replication interactions

Interaction Pubs
Knockdown of fatty acid desaturase 3 (FADS3) by siRNA enhances the early stages of HIV-1 replication in HeLa-CD4 cells infected with viral pseudotypes HIV89.6R and HIV8.2N PubMed

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Interactions

Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General protein information

Preferred Names
fatty acid desaturase 3
Names
cytochrome b5-related protein
delta(13) desaturase
delta(13) fatty acid desaturase
delta-9 fatty acid desaturase
delta-9-desaturase
linoleoyl-CoA desaturase (delta-9-desaturase)-like 3
NP_068373.1
XP_011543325.1
XP_016873212.1
XP_016873213.1
XP_047282892.1
XP_054224725.1
XP_054224726.1
XP_054224727.1
XP_054224728.1

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_021727.5NP_068373.1  fatty acid desaturase 3

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_068373.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AP006260
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS8013.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    O60426, Q9Y5Q0
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    E9PS00
    Related
    ENSP00000278829.2, ENST00000278829.7
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    cd03506
    Location:165413
    Delta6-FADS-like; The Delta6 Fatty Acid Desaturase (Delta6-FADS)-like CD includes the integral-membrane enzymes: delta-4, delta-5, delta-6, delta-8, delta-8-sphingolipid, and delta-11 desaturases found in vertebrates, higher plants, fungi, and bacteria. These desaturases ...
    cl27737
    Location:22433
    CYB5; Cytochrome b involved in lipid metabolism [Energy production and conversion, Lipid transport and metabolism]

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2023_10

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000011.10 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Range
    61873526..61892224 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_017017724.1XP_016873213.1  fatty acid desaturase 3 isoform X2

  2. XM_017017723.1XP_016873212.1  fatty acid desaturase 3 isoform X1

  3. XM_011545023.2XP_011543325.1  fatty acid desaturase 3 isoform X3

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for XP_011543325.1

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    E9PS00
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    PLN03199
    Location:10449
    PLN03199; delta6-acyl-lipid desaturase-like protein; Provisional
    cd03506
    Location:165422
    Delta6-FADS-like; The Delta6 Fatty Acid Desaturase (Delta6-FADS)-like CD includes the integral-membrane enzymes: delta-4, delta-5, delta-6, delta-8, delta-8-sphingolipid, and delta-11 desaturases found in vertebrates, higher plants, fungi, and bacteria. These desaturases ...
  4. XM_047426936.1XP_047282892.1  fatty acid desaturase 3 isoform X4

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    E9PKP8
    Related
    ENSP00000431533.1, ENST00000527697.5

Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_060935.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Range
    61862340..61881028 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_054368751.1XP_054224726.1  fatty acid desaturase 3 isoform X2

  2. XM_054368750.1XP_054224725.1  fatty acid desaturase 3 isoform X1

  3. XM_054368752.1XP_054224727.1  fatty acid desaturase 3 isoform X3

  4. XM_054368753.1XP_054224728.1  fatty acid desaturase 3 isoform X4

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    E9PKP8