[HTML][HTML] Long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 4 modulates prostaglandin E2 release from human arterial smooth muscle cells

DL Golej, B Askari, F Kramer, S Barnhart… - Journal of lipid …, 2011 - ASBMB
Long-chain acyl-CoA synthetases (ACSLs) catalyze the thioesterification of long-chain FAs
into their acyl-CoA derivatives. Purified ACSL4 is an arachidonic acid (20: 4)-preferring …

Role of long-chain acyl-coenzyme A synthetases in the regulation of arachidonic acid metabolism in interleukin 1β-stimulated rat fibroblasts

H Kuwata, M Yoshimura, Y Sasaki, E Yoda… - … Et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2014 - Elsevier
Acyl coenzyme A synthetase long-chain family members (ACSLs) are a family of enzymes
that convert long-chain free fatty acids into their acyl-CoAs and play an important role in fatty …

Role of acyl-CoA synthetase ACSL4 in arachidonic acid metabolism

H Kuwata, S Hara - Prostaglandins & other lipid mediators, 2019 - Elsevier
The activation of long-chain free fatty acids is the first step reaction of their usage in the cells
and tissues, which are catalyzed by a family of enzymes called acyl-coenzyme A …

Long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 4 participates in the formation of highly unsaturated fatty acid-containing phospholipids in murine macrophages

H Kuwata, E Nakatani… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2019 - Elsevier
Long-chain acyl-coenzyme A synthetases (ACSLs) are a family of enzymes that convert free
long-chain fatty acids into their acyl-coenzyme A (CoA) forms. ACSL4, belonging to the …

[HTML][HTML] Rat long chain acyl-CoA synthetase 5 increases fatty acid uptake and partitioning to cellular triacylglycerol in McArdle-RH7777 cells

DG Mashek, MA McKenzie, CG Van Horn… - Journal of Biological …, 2006 - ASBMB
Long chain acyl-CoA synthetase (ACSL) catalyzes the initial step in long chain fatty acid
metabolism. Of the five mammalian ACSL isoforms cloned and characterized, ACSL5 is the …

[HTML][HTML] Long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase isoforms differ in preferences for eicosanoid species and long-chain fatty acids [S]

EL Klett, S Chen, A Yechoor, FB Lih… - Journal of lipid research, 2017 - ASBMB
Because the signaling eicosanoids, epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) and HETEs, are
esterified to membrane phospholipids, we asked which long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase …

[HTML][HTML] Acyl CoA synthetase 5 (ACSL5) ablation in mice increases energy expenditure and insulin sensitivity and delays fat absorption

TA Bowman, KR O'Keeffe, T D'Aquila, QW Yan… - Molecular …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective The family of acyl-CoA synthetase enzymes (ACSL) activates fatty acids within
cells to generate long chain fatty acyl CoA (FACoA). The differing metabolic fates of FACoAs …

[HTML][HTML] Liver-specific loss of long chain acyl-CoA synthetase-1 decreases triacylglycerol synthesis and β-oxidation and alters phospholipid fatty acid composition

LO Li, JM Ellis, HA Paich, S Wang, N Gong… - Journal of Biological …, 2009 - ASBMB
In mammals, a family of five acyl-CoA synthetases (ACSLs), each the product of a separate
gene, activates long chain fatty acids to form acyl-CoAs. Because the ACSL isoforms have …

[HTML][HTML] TNF-α induces acyl-CoA synthetase 3 to promote lipid droplet formation in human endothelial cells

HS Jung, M Shimizu-Albergine, X Shen, F Kramer… - Journal of lipid …, 2020 - ASBMB
Chronic inflammation contributes to cardiovascular disease. Increased levels of the
inflammatory cytokine, TNF-α, are often present in conditions associated with cardiovascular …

[HTML][HTML] Overexpression of rat long chain acyl-coa synthetase 1 alters fatty acid metabolism in rat primary hepatocytes

LO Li, DG Mashek, J An, SD Doughman… - Journal of Biological …, 2006 - ASBMB
Long chain acyl-CoA synthetases (ACSL) activate fatty acids (FA) and provide substrates for
both anabolic and catabolic pathways. We have hypothesized that each of the five ACSL …