Abstract:IntroductionFatty acid desaturase (FADS) gene family consists of three genes (Fads1, Fads2 and Fads3). Fads1 and Fads2 catalyze critical steps in the biosynthesis of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA). Fads3 is the third member, found to have at least eight evolutionarily conserved alternative transcripts (AT), but with no clearly established function. Here we present identification of a novel Fads3 transcript in mice (Fads3AT9). Our main objective is to characterize Fads3AT9, its expression in mo… Show more
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