FADS6, Official Symbol FADS6provided by HGNC Official Full Name fatty acid desaturase 6provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:30459 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000172782 AllianceGenome:HGNC:30459 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as FP18279 Summary Predicted to enable oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with oxidation of a pair of donors resulting in the reduction of molecular oxygen to two molecules of water. Predicted to be involved in lipid metabolic process. Predicted to be integral component of membrane. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022] Expression Biased expression in small intestine (RPKM 1.8), duodenum (RPKM 1.4) and 9 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all