Target
Information |
Name | Fatty acid synthase |
Type of target | Successful target |
Synonyms | FAS |
Fatty acyl-CoA synthetase enzyme |
Fatty-acyl-CoA synthase |
Yeast fatty acid synthase |
Disease | Endometrial carcinoma [ICD9: 182.0 ICD10: C54.1] | [1] |
Leukemia, unspecified [ICD9: 208.9 ICD10: C91-C95] | [2] |
Malaria [ICD9: 084 ICD10: B50-B54] | [3] |
Mesothelioma [ICD9: 163 ICD10: C45] | [4] |
Metastatic osteosarcoma in the lung [ICD9: 170 ICD10: C40-C41] | [5] |
Obesity [ICD9: 278 ICD10: E66] | [6][7][8] |
Prostate cancer [ICD9: 185 ICD10: C61] | [9][10][11] |
Tumors [ICD9: 140-199, 210-229 ICD10: C00-C75, C7A, C7B, D10-D36, D3A] | [12][8] |
Drug(s) | Cerulenin |  | Approved | Dramatic weight loss | [13][2][14] |
FAS1 |  | Preclinical | Fungal diseases | [15] |
FSA2 |  | Preclinical | Fungal diseases | [15] |
BioChemical Class | Acyltransferases |
EC Number | EC 2.3.1.85 |
EC 2.3.1.86 |
Pathway | Fatty acid biosynthesis |
Insulin signaling pathway |
Metabolic pathways |
UniProt ID | P49327 |
PDB Structure | 1XKT; 2CG5; 2JFD; 2JFK; 2PX6; 3HHD; 3TJM. |
Function | Fatty acid synthetase catalyzes the formation of long- chain fatty acids from acetyl-coa, malonyl-coa and nadph. This multifunctional protein has 7 catalytic activities and an acyl carrier protein. |
Sequence | MEEVVIAGMSGKLPESENLQEFWDNLIGGVDMVTDDDRRWKAGLYGLPRRSGKLKDLSRF
DASFFGVHPKQAHTMDPQLRLLLEVTYEAIVDGGINPDSLRGTHTGVWVGVSGSETSEAL
SRDPETLVGYSMVGCQRAMMANRLSFFFDFRGPSIALDTACSSSLMALQNAYQAIHSGQC
PAAIVGGINVLLKPNTSVQFLRLGMLSPEGTCKAFDTAGNGYCRSEGVVAVLLTKKSLAR
RVYATILNAGTNTDGFKEQGVTFPSGDIQEQLIRSLYQSAGVAPESFEYIEAHGTGTKVG
DPQELNGITRALCATRQEPLLIGSTKSNMGHPEPASGLAALAKVLLSLEHGLWAPNLHFH
SPNPEIPALLDGRLQVVDQPLPVRGGNVGINSFGFGGSNVHIILRPNTQPPPAPAPHATL
PRLLRASGRTPEAVQKLLEQGLRHSQDLAFLSMLNDIAAVPATAMPFRGYAVLGGERGGP
EVQQVPAGERPLWFICSGMGTQWRGMGLSLMRLDRFRDSILRSDEAVKPFGLKVSQLLLS
TDESTFDDIVHSFVSLTAIQIGLIDLLSCMGLRPDGIVGHSLGEVACGYADGCLSQEEAV
LAAYWRGQCIKEAHLPPGAMAAVGLSWEECKQRCPPGVVPACHNSKDTVTISGPQAPVFE
FVEQLRKEGVFAKEVRTGGMAFHSYFMEAIAPPLLQELKKVIREPKPRSARWLSTSIPEA
QWHSSLARTSSAEYNVNNLVSPVLFQEALWHVPEHAVVLEIAPHALLQAVLKRGLKPSCT
IIPLMKKDHRDNLEFFLAGIGRLHLSGIDANPNALFPPVEFPAPRGTPLISPLIKWDHSL
AWDVPAAEDFPNGSGSPSAAIYNIDTSSESPDHYLVDHTLDGRVLFPATGYLSIVWKTLA
RALGLGVEQLPVVFEDVVLHQATILPKTGTVSLEVRLLEASRAFEVSENGNLVVSGKVYQ
WDDPDPRLFDHPESPTPNPTEPLFLAQAEVYKELRLRGYDYGPHFQGILEASLEGDSGRL
LWKDNWVSFMDTMLQMSILGSAKHGLYLPTRVTAIHIDPATHRQKLYTLQDKAQVADVVV
SRWLRVTVAGGVHISGLHTESAPRRQQEQQVPILEKFCFTPHTEEGCLSERAALQEELQL
CKGLVQALQTTVTQQGLKMVVPGLDGAQIPRDPSQQELPRLLSAACRLQLNGNLQLELAQ
VLAQERPKLPEDPLLSGLLDSPALKACLDTAVENMPSLKMKVVEVLAGHGHLYSRIPGLL
SPHPLLQLSYTATDRHPQALEAAQAELQQHDVAQGQWDPADPAPSALGSADLLVCNCAVA
ALGDPASALSNMVAALREGGFLLLHTLLRGHPLGDIVAFLTSTEPQYGQGILSQDAWESL
FSRVSLRLVGLKKSFYGSTLFLCRRPTPQDSPIFLPVDDTSFRWVESLKGILADEDSSRP
VWLKAINCATSGVVGLVNCLRREPGGNRLRCVLLSNLSSTSHVPEVDPGSAELQKVLQGD
LVMNVYRDGAWGAFRHFLLEEDKPEEPTAHAFVSTLTRGDLSSIRWVCSSLRHAQPTCPG
AQLCTVYYASLNFRDIMLATGKLSPDAIPGKWTSQDSLLGMEFSGRDASGKRVMGLVPAK
GLATSVLLSPDFLWDVPSNWTLEEAASVPVVYSTAYYALVVRGRVRPGETLLIHSGSGGV
GQAAIAIALSLGCRVFTTVGSAEKRAYLQARFPQLDSTSFANSRDTSFEQHVLWHTGGKG
VDLVLNSLAEEKLQASVRCLATHGRFLEIGKFDLSQNHPLGMAIFLKNVTFHGVLLDAFF
NESSADWREVWALVQAGIRDGVVRPLKCTVFHGAQVEDAFRYMAQGKHIGKVVVQVLAEE
PEAVLKGAKPKLMSAISKTFCPAHKSYIIAGGLGGFGLELAQWLIQRGVQKLVLTSRSGI
RTGYQAKQVRRWRRQGVQVQVSTSNISSLEGARGLIAEAAQLGPVGGVFNLAVVLRDGLL
ENQTPEFFQDVCKPKYSGTLNLDRVTREACPELDYFVVFSSVSCGRGNAGQSNYGFANSA
MERICEKRRHEGLPGLAVQWGAIGDVGILVETMSTNDTIVSGTLPQRMASCLEVLDLFLN
QPHMVLSSFVLAEKAAAYRDRDSQRDLVEAVAHILGIRDLAAVNLDSSLADLGLDSLMSV
EVRQTLERELNLVLSVREVRQLTLRKLQELSSKADEASELACPTPKEDGLAQQQTQLNLR
SLLVNPEGPTLMRLNSVQSSERPLFLVHPIEGSTTVFHSLASRLSIPTYGLQCTRAAPLD
SIHSLAAYYIDCIRQVQPEGPYRVAGYSYGACVAFEMCSQLQAQQSPAPTHNSLFLFDGS
PTYVLAYTQSYRAKLTPGCEAEAETEAICFFVQQFTDMEHNRVLEALLPLKGLEERVAAA
VDLIIKSHQGLDRQELSFAARSFYYKLRAAEQYTPKAKYHGNVMLLRAKTGGAYGEDLGA
DYNLSQVCDGKVSVHVIEGDHRTLLEGSGLESIISIIHSSLAEPRVSVREG
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Target Validation | Click to Find Target Validation Information. |
Inhibitor | (-)-CATECHINGALLATE |  | [16] |
2-Hexadecynoic acid |  | [17] |
4-hydroxy-6-nitro-3-phenylquinolin-2 (1H)-one |  | [18] |
4-hydroxy-8-nitro-3-phenylquinolin-2 (1H)-one |  | [18] |
BIOCHANIN |  | [16] |
C75 |  | [19] |
C75 |  | [20] |
Cerulenin |  | [13][2][14] |
Cerulenin |  | [21] |
EPICATECHIN GALLATE |  | [16] |
EPIGALOCATECHIN GALLATE |  | [16] |
FAS1 |  | [15] |
FISETIN |  | [16] |
FSA2 |  | [15] |
GALLOCATECHIN GALLATE |  | [16] |
MORIN |  | [16] |
PA-824 |  | [22] |
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Ref 9 | Overexpression of fatty acid synthase is an early and common event in the development of prostate cancer. Int J Cancer. 2002 Mar 1;98(1):19-22. To Reference |
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