... FEBS 2003 O-MACS, a novel member of the medium-chain acyl-CoA synthetase family, specifically expressed in the olfactory epithelium in a zone-specific manner Yuichiro Oka, Ko Kobayakawa, Hirofumi Nishizumi, ... dehydrogenase;LACS1, long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 1; MACS, medium-chain acyl-CoA synthetase; OB, olfactory bulb; OE, olfactory epithelium; OMP, olfactory marker protein; OP, olfactory placode; ... differential displaymethod. Among the clones isolated from the rat OE, wecharacterized a novel olfactory protein termed O-MACS, a member of the medium-chain acyl-CoA synthetase family. The o-macs gene...