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Entry: G3RCH2_GORGO
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ID   G3RCH2_GORGO            Unreviewed;       336 AA.
AC   G3RCH2;
DT   16-NOV-2011, integrated into UniProtKB/TrEMBL.
DT   28-FEB-2018, sequence version 2.
DT   27-MAR-2024, entry version 71.
DE   RecName: Full=Fatty acid 2-hydroxylase {ECO:0000256|PIRNR:PIRNR005149};
DE            EC=1.-.-.- {ECO:0000256|PIRNR:PIRNR005149};
GN   Name=FA2H {ECO:0000313|Ensembl:ENSGGOP00000013202.3};
OS   Gorilla gorilla gorilla (Western lowland gorilla).
OC   Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia;
OC   Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae;
OC   Gorilla.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=9595 {ECO:0000313|Ensembl:ENSGGOP00000013202.3, ECO:0000313|Proteomes:UP000001519};
RN   [1] {ECO:0000313|Ensembl:ENSGGOP00000013202.3, ECO:0000313|Proteomes:UP000001519}
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RA   Scally A.;
RT   "Insights into the evolution of the great apes provided by the gorilla
RT   genome.";
RL   Submitted (MAY-2011) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases.
RN   [2] {ECO:0000313|Ensembl:ENSGGOP00000013202.3, ECO:0000313|Proteomes:UP000001519}
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RX   PubMed=22398555; DOI=10.1038/nature10842;
RA   Scally A., Dutheil J.Y., Hillier L.W., Jordan G.E., Goodhead I.,
RA   Herrero J., Hobolth A., Lappalainen T., Mailund T., Marques-Bonet T.,
RA   McCarthy S., Montgomery S.H., Schwalie P.C., Tang Y.A., Ward M.C., Xue Y.,
RA   Yngvadottir B., Alkan C., Andersen L.N., Ayub Q., Ball E.V., Beal K.,
RA   Bradley B.J., Chen Y., Clee C.M., Fitzgerald S., Graves T.A., Gu Y.,
RA   Heath P., Heger A., Karakoc E., Kolb-Kokocinski A., Laird G.K., Lunter G.,
RA   Meader S., Mort M., Mullikin J.C., Munch K., O'Connor T.D., Phillips A.D.,
RA   Prado-Martinez J., Rogers A.S., Sajjadian S., Schmidt D., Shaw K.,
RA   Simpson J.T., Stenson P.D., Turner D.J., Vigilant L., Vilella A.J.,
RA   Whitener W., Zhu B., Cooper D.N., de Jong P., Dermitzakis E.T.,
RA   Eichler E.E., Flicek P., Goldman N., Mundy N.I., Ning Z., Odom D.T.,
RA   Ponting C.P., Quail M.A., Ryder O.A., Searle S.M., Warren W.C.,
RA   Wilson R.K., Schierup M.H., Rogers J., Tyler-Smith C., Durbin R.;
RT   "Insights into hominid evolution from the gorilla genome sequence.";
RL   Nature 483:169-175(2012).
RN   [3] {ECO:0000313|Ensembl:ENSGGOP00000013202.3}
RP   IDENTIFICATION.
RG   Ensembl;
RL   Submitted (NOV-2023) to UniProtKB.
CC   -!- FUNCTION: Catalyzes stereospecific hydroxylation of free fatty acids at
CC       the C-2 position to produce (R)-2-hydroxy fatty acids, which are
CC       building blocks of sphingolipids and glycosphingolipids common in
CC       neural tissue and epidermis. Plays an essential role in the synthesis
CC       of galactosphingolipids of the myelin sheath. Responsible for the
CC       synthesis of sphingolipids and glycosphingolipids involved in the
CC       formation of epidermal lamellar bodies critical for skin permeability
CC       barrier. Participates in the synthesis of glycosphingolipids and a
CC       fraction of type II wax diesters in sebaceous gland, specifically
CC       regulating hair follicle homeostasis. Involved in the synthesis of
CC       sphingolipids of plasma membrane rafts, controlling lipid raft mobility
CC       and trafficking of raft-associated proteins.
CC       {ECO:0000256|PIRNR:PIRNR005149}.
CC   -!- COFACTOR:
CC       Name=Zn(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29105;
CC         Evidence={ECO:0000256|PIRNR:PIRNR005149};
CC       Note=Binds 2 Zn(2+) ions per subunit that likely form a catalytic
CC       dimetal center. {ECO:0000256|PIRNR:PIRNR005149};
CC   -!- PATHWAY: Lipid metabolism. {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00005189}.
CC   -!- PATHWAY: Sphingolipid metabolism. {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00004991}.
CC   -!- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Endoplasmic reticulum membrane
CC       {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00004477}; Multi-pass membrane protein
CC       {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00004477}. Membrane
CC       {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00004141}; Multi-pass membrane protein
CC       {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00004141}.
CC   -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the sterol desaturase family. SCS7 subfamily.
CC       {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00005747, ECO:0000256|PIRNR:PIRNR005149}.
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DR   EMBL; CABD030102141; -; NOT_ANNOTATED_CDS; Genomic_DNA.
DR   EMBL; CABD030102142; -; NOT_ANNOTATED_CDS; Genomic_DNA.
DR   EMBL; CABD030102143; -; NOT_ANNOTATED_CDS; Genomic_DNA.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; G3RCH2; -.
DR   STRING; 9593.ENSGGOP00000013202; -.
DR   Ensembl; ENSGGOT00000013582.3; ENSGGOP00000013202.3; ENSGGOG00000013529.3.
DR   GeneTree; ENSGT00390000002142; -.
DR   HOGENOM; CLU_034756_2_0_1; -.
DR   InParanoid; G3RCH2; -.
DR   OMA; WTIIEYV; -.
DR   Proteomes; UP000001519; Chromosome 16.
DR   Bgee; ENSGGOG00000013529; Expressed in frontal cortex and 4 other cell types or tissues.
DR   GO; GO:0005783; C:endoplasmic reticulum; IBA:GO_Central.
DR   GO; GO:0005789; C:endoplasmic reticulum membrane; IEA:UniProtKB-SubCell.
DR   GO; GO:0080132; F:fatty acid alpha-hydroxylase activity; IBA:GO_Central.
DR   GO; GO:0020037; F:heme binding; IEA:InterPro.
DR   GO; GO:0005506; F:iron ion binding; IEA:UniProtKB-UniRule.
DR   GO; GO:0032286; P:central nervous system myelin maintenance; IEA:Ensembl.
DR   GO; GO:0061436; P:establishment of skin barrier; IEA:Ensembl.
DR   GO; GO:0006633; P:fatty acid biosynthetic process; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
DR   GO; GO:0006631; P:fatty acid metabolic process; IBA:GO_Central.
DR   GO; GO:0006682; P:galactosylceramide biosynthetic process; IEA:Ensembl.
DR   GO; GO:0006679; P:glucosylceramide biosynthetic process; IEA:Ensembl.
DR   GO; GO:0030258; P:lipid modification; IEA:Ensembl.
DR   GO; GO:0032287; P:peripheral nervous system myelin maintenance; IEA:Ensembl.
DR   GO; GO:0044857; P:plasma membrane raft organization; IEA:Ensembl.
DR   GO; GO:1904697; P:regulation of acinar cell proliferation; IEA:Ensembl.
DR   GO; GO:0042634; P:regulation of hair cycle; IEA:Ensembl.
DR   GO; GO:1904002; P:regulation of sebum secreting cell proliferation; IEA:Ensembl.
DR   GO; GO:0001949; P:sebaceous gland cell differentiation; IEA:Ensembl.
DR   Gene3D; 3.10.120.10; Cytochrome b5-like heme/steroid binding domain; 1.
DR   InterPro; IPR001199; Cyt_B5-like_heme/steroid-bd.
DR   InterPro; IPR036400; Cyt_B5-like_heme/steroid_sf.
DR   InterPro; IPR018506; Cyt_B5_heme-BS.
DR   InterPro; IPR006694; Fatty_acid_hydroxylase.
DR   InterPro; IPR014430; Scs7.
DR   PANTHER; PTHR12863:SF1; FATTY ACID 2-HYDROXYLASE; 1.
DR   PANTHER; PTHR12863; FATTY ACID HYDROXYLASE; 1.
DR   Pfam; PF00173; Cyt-b5; 1.
DR   Pfam; PF04116; FA_hydroxylase; 1.
DR   PIRSF; PIRSF005149; IPC-B_HD; 2.
DR   SUPFAM; SSF55856; Cytochrome b5-like heme/steroid binding domain; 1.
DR   PROSITE; PS00191; CYTOCHROME_B5_1; 1.
DR   PROSITE; PS50255; CYTOCHROME_B5_2; 1.
PE   3: Inferred from homology;
KW   Endoplasmic reticulum {ECO:0000256|PIRNR:PIRNR005149};
KW   Fatty acid biosynthesis {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00023160,
KW   ECO:0000256|PIRNR:PIRNR005149};
KW   Fatty acid metabolism {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00022832,
KW   ECO:0000256|PIRNR:PIRNR005149}; Heme {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00022617};
KW   Iron {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00023004, ECO:0000256|PIRNR:PIRNR005149};
KW   Lipid biosynthesis {ECO:0000256|PIRNR:PIRNR005149};
KW   Lipid metabolism {ECO:0000256|PIRNR:PIRNR005149};
KW   Membrane {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00023136, ECO:0000256|PIRNR:PIRNR005149};
KW   Metal-binding {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00022723,
KW   ECO:0000256|PIRNR:PIRNR005149};
KW   Oxidoreductase {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00023002,
KW   ECO:0000256|PIRNR:PIRNR005149};
KW   Reference proteome {ECO:0000313|Proteomes:UP000001519};
KW   Transmembrane {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00022692, ECO:0000256|SAM:Phobius};
KW   Transmembrane helix {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00022989,
KW   ECO:0000256|SAM:Phobius}; Zinc {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00022833}.
FT   TRANSMEM        132..152
FT                   /note="Helical"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|SAM:Phobius"
FT   TRANSMEM        178..197
FT                   /note="Helical"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|SAM:Phobius"
FT   TRANSMEM        234..256
FT                   /note="Helical"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|SAM:Phobius"
FT   TRANSMEM        262..282
FT                   /note="Helical"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|SAM:Phobius"
FT   DOMAIN          8..55
FT                   /note="Cytochrome b5 heme-binding"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000259|PROSITE:PS50255"
SQ   SEQUENCE   336 AA;  38629 MW;  739AC7321400048D CRC64;
     MAPAPPPAAS FSPSEVQRRL AAGACWVRRG ARLYDLSSFV RHHPGGEQLL RARAGSVENE
     AVALEETQKT DPAMEPRFKV VDWDKDLVDW RKPLLWQVGH LGERYDEWVH QPVTRPIRLF
     HSDLIEGLSK TVWYSVPIIW VPLVLYLSWS YYRTFAQGNV RLFTSFTTEY TVAVPKSMFP
     GLFMLGTFLW SLIEYLIHRF LFHMKPPSDS YYLIMLHFVM HGQHHKAPFD GSRLVFPPVP
     ASLVIGVFYL CMQLILPEAV GGTVFAGGLL GYVLYDMTHY YLHFGSPHKG SYLYSLKAHH
     VKHHFAHQKS GFGISTKLWD YCFHTLTPEK PHLKTQ
//
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