Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables fatty acid ligase activity; fatty acid transmembrane transporter activity; and long-chain fatty acid transporter activity. Acts upstream of or within carboxylic acid transport and fatty acid metabolic process. Located in endoplasmic reticulum; peroxisome; and plasma membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including brain; genitourinary system; liver; lung; and sensory organ. Orthologous to human SLC27A2 (solute carrier family 27 member 2).