{"symbol":"SLC27A6","synonyms":["FACVL2","VLCS-H1","ACSVL2","FATP6"],"name":"solute carrier family 27 (fatty acid transporter), member 6","description":"This gene encodes a member of the fatty acid transport protein family (FATP). FATPs are involved in the uptake of long-chain fatty acids and have unique expression patterns. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":28965,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/28965","proteins":[{"symbol":"S27A6_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/S27A6_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Acyl-CoA synthetase family (ACS)","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Acyl-CoA+synthetase+family+%28ACS%29"},{"name":"Solute carriers (SLC)","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Solute+carriers+%28SLC%29"}]}