# ACSM3

Source: https://onco.cc/targets/acsm3/  
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## TL;DR

ACSM3 (Acyl-coenzyme A synthetase ACSM3, mitochondrial) is a gene that drives cell growth when it is altered. The public catalogues list it as an oncogene driver, and it is called a cancer driver by mutation analysis of patient cohorts. Tied to Glioma & glioblastoma.

## Summary

Catalyses the activation of fatty acids by CoA to produce an acyl-CoA, the first step in fatty acid metabolism. Capable of activating medium-chain fatty acids with a preference for isobutyrate among fatty acids with 2-6 carbon atoms.

IntOGen calls it a driver in 1 cohort (1 activating, 0 loss-of-function), covering Glioblastoma Multiforme.

## Fields

- Kind: Target
- Last checked: 2026-09-23
- Also known as: acyl-CoA synthetase medium chain family member 3; Acyl-coenzyme A synthetase ACSM3, mitochondrial
- Tags: cancer-genes-wave
- Symbol: ACSM3
- Class: oncogene
- Biology: Catalyses the activation of fatty acids by CoA to produce an acyl-CoA, the first step in fatty acid metabolism. Capable of activating medium-chain fatty acids with a preference for isobutyrate among fatty acids with 2-6 carbon atoms. Location: Mitochondrion; Mitochondrion matrix (UniProt). Locus 16p12.3 (HGNC).
- Where found: Glioma & glioblastoma: IntOGen driver in 1 cohort (GBM)

## Notes

- Written by scripts/fetch-cancer-genes.ts from CIViC, Open Targets, IntOGen, HGNC and UniProt; the function text is UniProt's, condensed and in UK spelling. Roles: IntOGen calls it an activating (Act) driver in 1 cohort. Evidence tier "cohort-driver" is the strongest of those signals.
- Prevalence not recorded: none of the sources gives a positivity rate.

## Sources

- HGNC HGNC:10522: https://www.genenames.org/data/gene-symbol-report/#!/hgnc_id/HGNC:10522
- UniProt Q53FZ2: https://www.uniprot.org/uniprotkb/Q53FZ2/entry
- NCBI Gene 6296: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/6296
- Ensembl ENSG00000005187: https://www.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Gene/Summary?g=ENSG00000005187

## Connected records

- collections: [IntOGen](https://onco.cc/collections/intogen/)
- cancers: [Glioma & glioblastoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/glioblastoma/)

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