Partner ID 3994
Name Elongation of very long chain fatty acids protein 4
Synonyms 6270
Gene name ELOVL4
General function Not Available
Specific function Involved in the biosynthesis of very long chain fatty acids. Seems to represent a photoreceptor-specific component of the fatty acid elongation system residing on the endoplasmic reticulum. May be implicated in docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) biosynthesis, which requires dietary consumption of the essential alpha-linolenic acid and a subsequent series of three elongation steps. May be involved in one of these three elongation steps
Gene sequence + ...

ATGGGGCTCCTGGACTCGGAGCCGGGTAGTGTCCTAAACGTAGTGTCCACGGCACTCAACGACACGGTAGAGTTCTACCGCTGGACCTGGTCCATCGCAGATAAGCGTGTGGAAAATTGGCCTCTGATGCAGTCTCCTTGGCCTACACTAAGTATAAGCACTCTTTATCTCCTGTTTGTGTGGCTGGGTCCAAAATGGATGAAGGACCGAGAACCTTTTCAGATGCGTCTAGTGCTCATTATCTATAATTTTGGGATGGTTTTGCTTAACCTCTTTATCTTCAGAGAGTTATTCATGGGATCATATAATGCGGGATATAGCTATATTTGCCAGAGTGTGGATTATTCTAATAATGTTCATGAAGTCAGGATAGCTGCTGCTCTGTGGTGGTACTTTGTATCTAAAGGAGTTGAGTATTTGGACACAGTGTTTTTTATTCTGAGAAAGAAAAACAACCAAGTTTCTTTCCTTCATGTGTATCATCACTGTACGATGTTTACCTTGTGGTGGATTGGAATTAAGTGGGTTGCAGGAGGACAAGCATTTTTTGGAGCCCAGTTGAATTCCTTTATCCATGTGATTATGTACTCATACTATGGGTTAACTGCATTTGGCCCATGGATTCAGAAATATCTTTGGTGGAAACGATACCTGACTATGTTGCAACTGATTCAATTCCATGTGACCATTGGGCACACGGCACTGTCTCTTTACACTGACTGCCCCTTCCCCAAATGGATGCACTGGGCTCTAATTGCCTATGCAATCAGCTTCATATTTCTCTTTCTTAACTTCTACATTCGGACATACAAAGAGCCTAAGAAACCAAAAGCTGGAAAAACAGCCATGAATGGTATTTCAGCAAATGGTGTGAGCAAATCAGAAAAACAACTCATGATAGAAAATGGAAAAAAGCAGAAAAATGGAAAAGCAAAAGGAGATTAA

Protein sequence + ...

MGLLDSEPGSVLNVVSTALNDTVEFYRWTWSIADKRVENWPLMQSPWPTLSISTLYLLFVWLGPKWMKDREPFQMRLVLIIYNFGMVLLNLFIFRELFMGSYNAGYSYICQSVDYSNNVHEVRIAAALWWYFVSKGVEYLDTVFFILRKKNNQVSFLHVYHHCTMFTLWWIGIKWVAGGQAFFGAQLNSFIHVIMYSYYGLTAFGPWIQKYLWWKRYLTMLQLIQFHVTIGHTALSLYTDCPFPKWMHWALIAYAISFIFLFLNFYIRTYKEPKKPKAGKTAMNGISANGVSKSEKQLMIENGKKQKNGKAKGD

GO Classification
component
cell
intrinsic to membrane
integral to membrane
membrane
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Id Name
DB00132 Alpha-Linolenic Acid