ELOV6_MOUSE   Q920L5


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UniProt:Q920L5

Recommended name:Elongation of very long chain fatty acids protein 6

EC number:EC 2.3.1.199

Alternative names:(3-keto acyl-CoA synthase Elovl6) (ELOVL fatty acid elongase 6) (ELOVL FA elongase 6) (Fatty acyl-CoA elongase) (Long chain fatty acid elongase) (Myelin-associated SUR4 protein) (Very long chain 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase 6) (Very long chain 3-oxoacyl-CoA synthase 6)

Cleaved into:

GeneID:170439

Gene names  (primary ):Elovl6

Gene names  (synonym ):Face Lce Masr

Gene names  (ORF ):

Length:267

Mass:31610

Sequence:MNMSVLTLQEYEFEKQFNENEAIQWMQENWKKSFLFSALYAAFIFGGRHLMNKRAKFELRKPLVLWSLTLAVFSIFGALRTGAYMLYILMTKGLKQSVCDQSFYNGPVSKFWAYAFVLSKAPELGDTIFIILRKQKLIFLHWYHHITVLLYSWYSYKDMVAGGGWFMTMNYGVHAVMYSYYALRAAGFRVSRKFAMFITLSQITQMLMGCVINYLVFNWMQHDNDQCYSHFQNIFWSSLMYLSYLVLFCHFFFEAYIGKVKKATKAE

Tissue specificity:Highly expressed in adrenal gland, liver, white adipose tissue (WAT), adult and fetal brain, cerebellum, spinal cord, testis, skin and peripheral nerve; where lipogenesis and steroidogenesis are active. Weakly expressed in kidney, heart, skeletal muscle, lung, and spleen. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11567032, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12032166, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12084938}.

Induction:By SREBF1. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11567032, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12032166}.

Developmental stage:

Protein families:ELO family, ELOVL6 subfamily


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