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FAR2 fatty acyl-CoA reductase 2 [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 55711, updated on 6-Jul-2025
Official Symbol
FAR2provided by HGNC
Official Full Name
fatty acyl-CoA reductase 2provided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:25531
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000064763 MIM:616156; AllianceGenome:HGNC:25531
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
MLSTD1; SDR10E2; HEL-S-81
Summary
This gene belongs to the short chain dehydrogenase/reductase superfamily. It encodes a reductase enzyme involved in the first step of wax biosynthesis wherein fatty acids are converted to fatty alcohols. The encoded peroxisomal protein utilizes saturated fatty acids of 16 or 18 carbons as preferred substrates. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been observed for this gene. Related pseudogenes have been identified on chromosomes 2, 14 and 22. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2012]
Expression
Broad expression in colon (RPKM 8.7), small intestine (RPKM 5.0) and 22 other tissues See more
Orthologs
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Location:
12p11.22
Exon count:
14
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2024_08 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 12 NC_000012.12 (29149278..29335616)
RS_2024_08 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 12 NC_060936.1 (29021810..29208149)
RS_2024_09 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 12 NC_000012.11 (29302211..29488549)

Chromosome 12 - NC_000012.12Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC101928735 Neighboring gene CDK7 strongly-dependent group 2 enhancer GRCh37_chr12:29194325-29195524 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 6156 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC124902908 Neighboring gene NANOG hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr12:29298636-29299137 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 4319 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 4320 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr12:29339379-29339880 Neighboring gene OCT4-NANOG-H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr12:29381828-29382473 Neighboring gene FAR2 antisense RNA 1 Neighboring gene ERGIC and golgi 2 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 6157 Neighboring gene OVCH1 antisense RNA 1 Neighboring gene ovochymase 1

Go to nucleotide: Graphics FASTA GenBank

  • Project title: Tissue-specific circular RNA induction during human fetal development
  • Description: 35 human fetal samples from 6 tissues (3 - 7 replicates per tissue) collected between 10 and 20 weeks gestational time were sequenced using Illumina TruSeq Stranded Total RNA
  • BioProject: PRJNA270632
  • Publication: PMID 26076956
  • Analysis date: Mon Apr 2 22:54:59 2018

Related articles in PubMed

  1. FAR2 is associated with kidney disease in mice and humans. Backer G, et al. Physiol Genomics, 2018 Aug 1. PMID 29652635, Free PMC Article
  2. Topogenesis and homeostasis of fatty acyl-CoA reductase 1. Honsho M, et al. J Biol Chem, 2013 Nov 29. PMID 24108123, Free PMC Article
  3. Mammalian wax biosynthesis. I. Identification of two fatty acyl-Coenzyme A reductases with different substrate specificities and tissue distributions. Cheng JB, et al. J Biol Chem, 2004 Sep 3. PMID 15220348, Free PMC Article
  4. Mammalian wax biosynthesis. II. Expression cloning of wax synthase cDNAs encoding a member of the acyltransferase enzyme family. Cheng JB, et al. J Biol Chem, 2004 Sep 3. PMID 15220349, Free PMC Article
  5. Biochemistry of mammalian peroxisomes revisited. Wanders RJ, et al. Annu Rev Biochem, 2006. PMID 16756494

See all (25) citations in PubMed

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. Results indicate fatty acyl CoA reductase 2 FAR2's role in the development of mesangial matrix expansion and chronic kidney disease.
    Title: FAR2 is associated with kidney disease in mice and humans.
  2. Clinical trial of gene-disease association and gene-environment interaction. (HuGE Navigator)
    Title: Personalized smoking cessation: interactions between nicotine dose, dependence and quit-success genotype score.
  3. wax monoester synthesis in mammals involves a two step biosynthetic pathway catalyzed by fatty acyl-CoA reductase and wax synthase enzymes
    Title: Mammalian wax biosynthesis. II. Expression cloning of wax synthase cDNAs encoding a member of the acyltransferase enzyme family.
  4. fatty alcohol synthesis in mammals is accomplished by two fatty acyl-CoA reductase isozymes that are expressed at high levels in tissues known to synthesize wax monoesters and ether lipids
    Title: Mammalian wax biosynthesis. I. Identification of two fatty acyl-Coenzyme A reductases with different substrate specificities and tissue distributions.
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Review eQTL and phenotype association data in this region using PheGenI

EBI GWAS Catalog

Description
New gene functions in megakaryopoiesis and platelet formation.
EBI GWAS Catalog

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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

Markers

Homology

Clone Names

  • FLJ10462

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables alcohol-forming long-chain fatty acyl-CoA reductase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables alcohol-forming very long-chain fatty acyl-CoA reductase activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables alcohol-forming very long-chain fatty acyl-CoA reductase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
enables alcohol-forming very long-chain fatty acyl-CoA reductase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables oxidoreductase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables oxidoreductase activity TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
  
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in lipid metabolic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in long-chain fatty-acyl-CoA metabolic process IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
involved_in long-chain fatty-acyl-CoA metabolic process IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in wax biosynthetic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in wax biosynthetic process TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
  
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
located_in peroxisomal membrane IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
located_in peroxisomal membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
located_in peroxisomal membrane TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
  
is_active_in peroxisome IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
located_in peroxisome IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
located_in peroxisome ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
  
Preferred Names
fatty acyl-CoA reductase 2
Names
epididymis secretory protein Li 81
male sterility domain-containing protein 1
short chain dehydrogenase/reductase family 10E, member 2
NP_001258712.1
NP_001258713.1
NP_060569.3
XP_011519049.1
XP_011519050.1
XP_054228503.1
XP_054228504.1

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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_001271783.2 → NP_001258712.1  fatty acyl-CoA reductase 2 isoform 1

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001258712.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (1) represents the longest transcript and encodes the longer isoform (1). Both variants 1 and 2 encode the same isoform (1).
    Source sequence(s)
    AC009318, AK001927, AK314670, AL136843, CB217408
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS8717.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    F8VV73, Q96K12, Q9H0D5, Q9NVW8
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A024RAW7, B2RBI0, Q9NUX8
    Related
    ENSP00000443291.2, ENST00000536681.8
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    cd05236
    Location:11 → 315
    FAR-N_SDR_e; fatty acyl CoA reductases (FARs), extended (e) SDRs
    pfam03015
    Location:357 → 447
    Sterile; Male sterility protein

  2. NM_001271784.2 → NP_001258713.1  fatty acyl-CoA reductase 2 isoform 2

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (3) lacks an alternate exon in the 5' coding region and uses a downstream start codon compared to variant 1. It encodes isoform 2 which has a shorter N-terminus compared to isoform 1.
    Source sequence(s)
    AC009318, AK001927, AK129857, CB217408, DA848036
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS61084.1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q9NUX8
    Related
    ENSP00000449349.1, ENST00000547116.5
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    cd05236
    Location:2 → 218
    FAR-N_SDR_e; fatty acyl CoA reductases (FARs), extended (e) SDRs
    pfam03015
    Location:260 → 350
    Sterile; Male sterility protein

  3. NM_018099.5 → NP_060569.3  fatty acyl-CoA reductase 2 isoform 1

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_060569.3

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (2) differs in the 5' UTR compared to variant 1. Both variants 1 and 2 encode the same isoform (1).
    Source sequence(s)
    AC009318, AK001927, AK314670, BC022267, CB217408, DA848036
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS8717.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    F8VV73, Q96K12, Q9H0D5, Q9NVW8
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A024RAW7, B2RBI0, Q9NUX8
    Related
    ENSP00000182377.4, ENST00000182377.8
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    cd05236
    Location:11 → 315
    FAR-N_SDR_e; fatty acyl CoA reductases (FARs), extended (e) SDRs
    pfam03015
    Location:357 → 447
    Sterile; Male sterility protein

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2024_08

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

Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000012.12 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Range
    29149278..29335616
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_011520748.4 → XP_011519050.1  fatty acyl-CoA reductase 2 isoform X2

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    H0YHP1
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    cd05236
    Location:31 → 335
    FAR-N_SDR_e; fatty acyl CoA reductases (FARs), extended (e) SDRs
    PLN02996
    Location:22 → 467
    PLN02996; fatty acyl-CoA reductase
    pfam03015
    Location:377 → 467
    Sterile; Male sterility protein

  2. XM_011520747.3 → XP_011519049.1  fatty acyl-CoA reductase 2 isoform X1

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    B2RBI0, Q9NUX8
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    cd05236
    Location:31 → 335
    FAR-N_SDR_e; fatty acyl CoA reductases (FARs), extended (e) SDRs
    PLN02996
    Location:22 → 467
    PLN02996; fatty acyl-CoA reductase
    pfam03015
    Location:377 → 467
    Sterile; Male sterility protein

Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_060936.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Range
    29021810..29208149
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_054372529.1 → XP_054228504.1  fatty acyl-CoA reductase 2 isoform X2

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    H0YHP1

  2. XM_054372528.1 → XP_054228503.1  fatty acyl-CoA reductase 2 isoform X1

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    B2RBI0, Q9NUX8
Nucleotide Protein
Heading Accession and Version
Protein Accession Links
GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
Q96K12.1 GenPept UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:Q96K12

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