| ID | Sequence | Length | GC content |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGAGGCGCUCUCCACUGCUGUCCUCUUCAGCUCAAGAUGGUGGCCUGCC… | 2943 nt | 0.4907 |
This gene encodes the alpha subunit of the mitochondrial trifunctional protein, which catalyzes the last three steps of mitochondrial beta-oxidation of long chain fatty acids. The mitochondrial membrane-bound heterocomplex is composed of four alpha and four beta subunits, with the alpha subunit catalyzing the 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase and enoyl-CoA hydratase activities. Mutations in this gene result in trifunctional protein deficiency or LCHAD deficiency. The genes of the alpha and beta subunits of the mitochondrial trifunctional protein are located adjacent to each other in the human genome in a head-to-head orientation. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
A study in rats identified the HADHA as a hub fatty acid metabolism-related gene that is upregulated in erectile dysfunction (ED) samples and demonstrated high predictive efficacy for ED occurrence with an area under the curve value >0.8 [He et al. DOI:10.1093/sexmed/qfae011]. In human subcutaneous adipose tissue from BMI-discordant monozygotic twins, the HADHA was identified as a shared gene involved in the fatty acid β-oxidation and ketogenesis/ketolysis pathways [Muniandy et al. DOI:10.1038/ijo.2017.95]. A study in rats demonstrated that the HADHA (Hadhb) was identified as a potential regulator of methamphetamine reward and addiction through transcriptome profiling of whisker follicles, showing down-down regulated expression (0.69 at MASA, 0.48 at WD) and a betweenness centrality score of 0.0147, and it was previously reported as an addiction-related gene [Song et al. DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-29772-1].