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Gene Symbol ACBD5
Synonyms RDLKD
Gene Description ACBD5, acyl-CoA binding domain containing 5, encodes a peroxisomal membrane protein that plays a metabolic role, including beta-oxidation of very-long-chain fatty acids and linking peroxisomes to the endoplasmic reticulum, and is involved in pexophagy (PMID: 24535825, PMID: 27899449, PMID: 28463579). An ACBD5 fusion with RET has been identified in papillary thyroid cancer (PMID: 25175022).
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