ACSL6

Gene

acyl-CoA synthetase long chain family member 6

HGNCHGNC:16496 EnsemblENSG00000164398 NCBI Gene23305

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 5q31.1

Also known as

Symbols and names change; identity (the HGNC ID) does not. Previous and alternative forms are kept distinct.

Also known asFACL6 · LACS2 · KIAA0837 · ACS2 · LACS5

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Previous symbolsFACL6

Alias symbolsLACS2, KIAA0837, ACS2, LACS5

Previous namesfatty-acid-Coenzyme A ligase, long-chain 6

Associated diseases

via associated_with

Diseases linked to this gene through the canonical GENE→DISEASE (associated_with) relation, drawn from Open Targets' top-ranked associations by overall score — not the full association set. Disease-level detail lives on each disease's own page.

Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute

Osteosarcoma

COVID-19

Carcinoma, Hepatocellular

Drawn from Open Targets’ top 10 associations by overall score for this gene — the subset resolved to a canonical disease. Lower-ranked associations, and diseases not yet canonicalised, are not shown.

Gene family

HGNC gene-group membership.

Acyl-CoA synthetase family

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.