SCD, Official Symbol SCDprovided by HGNC Official Full Name stearoyl-CoA desaturaseprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:10571 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000099194 MIM:604031; AllianceGenome:HGNC:10571 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 SCD1; FADS5; SCDOS; hSCD1; MSTP008 Summary This gene encodes an enzyme involved in fatty acid biosynthesis, primarily the synthesis of oleic acid. The protein belongs to the fatty acid desaturase family and is an integral membrane protein located in the endoplasmic reticulum. Transcripts of approximately 3.9 and 5.2 kb, differing only by alternative polyadenlyation signals, have been detected. A gene encoding a similar enzyme is located on chromosome 4 and a pseudogene of this gene is located on chromosome 17. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2015] Expression Biased expression in fat (RPKM 972.1), brain (RPKM 238.0) and 4 other tissues See more Orthologs all