Hmdb loader
Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP04479
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 10072
Name Elongation of very long chain fatty acids protein 4
Synonyms
  1. 3-keto acyl-CoA synthase ELOVL4
  2. ELOVL fatty acid elongase 4
  3. Very-long-chain 3-oxoacyl-CoA synthase 4
  4. ELOVL FA elongase 4
Gene Name ELOVL4
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in G-protein coupled photoreceptor activity
Specific Function Condensing enzyme that elongates saturated and monounsaturated very long chain fatty acids (VLCFAs). Elongates C24:0 and C26:0 acyl-CoAs. 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 play a critical role in early brain and skin development.
Pathways
  • alpha-Linolenic acid metabolism
  • Fatty acid elongation
Reactions
A very-long-chain acyl-CoA + Malonyl-CoA → Coenzyme A + a very-long-chain 3-oxoacyl-CoA + CO(2) details
Malonyl-CoA + Acyl-CoA → 3-Oxoacyl-CoA + Coenzyme A + Carbon dioxide details
GO Classification
Biological Process
fatty acid elongation, saturated fatty acid
very long-chain fatty acid biosynthetic process
long-chain fatty-acyl-CoA biosynthetic process
triglyceride biosynthetic process
Cellular Component
integral to endoplasmic reticulum membrane
Component
cell part
membrane part
intrinsic to membrane
integral to membrane
Molecular Function
G-protein coupled photoreceptor activity
transferase activity
Cellular Location
  1. Multi-pass membrane protein (Potential)
  2. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 6
Locus 6q14
SNPs ELOVL4
Gene Sequence
>945 bp
ATGGGGCTCCTGGACTCGGAGCCGGGTAGTGTCCTAAACGTAGTGTCCACGGCACTCAAC
GACACGGTAGAGTTCTACCGCTGGACCTGGTCCATCGCAGATAAGCGTGTGGAAAATTGG
CCTCTGATGCAGTCTCCTTGGCCTACACTAAGTATAAGCACTCTTTATCTCCTGTTTGTG
TGGCTGGGTCCAAAATGGATGAAGGACCGAGAACCTTTTCAGATGCGTCTAGTGCTCATT
ATCTATAATTTTGGGATGGTTTTGCTTAACCTCTTTATCTTCAGAGAGTTATTCATGGGA
TCATATAATGCGGGATATAGCTATATTTGCCAGAGTGTGGATTATTCTAATAATGTTCAT
GAAGTCAGGATAGCTGCTGCTCTGTGGTGGTACTTTGTATCTAAAGGAGTTGAGTATTTG
GACACAGTGTTTTTTATTCTGAGAAAGAAAAACAACCAAGTTTCTTTCCTTCATGTGTAT
CATCACTGTACGATGTTTACCTTGTGGTGGATTGGAATTAAGTGGGTTGCAGGAGGACAA
GCATTTTTTGGAGCCCAGTTGAATTCCTTTATCCATGTGATTATGTACTCATACTATGGG
TTAACTGCATTTGGCCCATGGATTCAGAAATATCTTTGGTGGAAACGATACCTGACTATG
TTGCAACTGATTCAATTCCATGTGACCATTGGGCACACGGCACTGTCTCTTTACACTGAC
TGCCCCTTCCCCAAATGGATGCACTGGGCTCTAATTGCCTATGCAATCAGCTTCATATTT
CTCTTTCTTAACTTCTACATTCGGACATACAAAGAGCCTAAGAAACCAAAAGCTGGAAAA
ACAGCCATGAATGGTATTTCAGCAAATGGTGTGAGCAAATCAGAAAAACAACTCATGATA
GAAAATGGAAAAAAGCAGAAAAATGGAAAAGCAAAAGGAGATTAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 314
Molecular Weight 36828.905
Theoretical pI 9.468
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Elongation of very long chain fatty acids protein 4
MGLLDSEPGSVLNVVSTALNDTVEFYRWTWSIADKRVENWPLMQSPWPTLSISTLYLLFV
WLGPKWMKDREPFQMRLVLIIYNFGMVLLNLFIFRELFMGSYNAGYSYICQSVDYSNNVH
EVRIAAALWWYFVSKGVEYLDTVFFILRKKNNQVSFLHVYHHCTMFTLWWIGIKWVAGGQ
AFFGAQLNSFIHVIMYSYYGLTAFGPWIQKYLWWKRYLTMLQLIQFHVTIGHTALSLYTD
CPFPKWMHWALIAYAISFIFLFLNFYIRTYKEPKKPKAGKTAMNGISANGVSKSEKQLMI
ENGKKQKNGKAKGD
GenBank ID Protein Not Available
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q9GZR5
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name ELOV4_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID AF277094
GeneCard ID ELOVL4
GenAtlas ID ELOVL4
HGNC ID HGNC:14415
References
General References
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