Protein
Elongation of fatty acids protein 2
Organism
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain ATCC 204508 / S288c)
Function
Component of a microsomal membrane-bound long-chain fatty acid elongation system, which produces the 20-26-carbon very long-chain fatty acids (VLCFA) from long-chain fatty acid precursors and is involved ceramide and inositol sphingolipid biosynthesis. Component of elongase II, which elongates 16-18 carbon fatty acyl-CoAs such as palmitoyl-CoA and stearoyl-CoA to 20-22-carbon fatty acids by incorporation of malonyl-CoA (PubMed:9211877, PubMed:12684876). Involved in the synthesis of 1,3-beta-glucan (PubMed:7768822).
Similarity
Belongs to the ELO family.
Sequence
MNSLVTQYAAPLFERYPQLHDYLPTLERPFFNISLWEHFDDVVTRVTNGRFVPSEFQFIAGELPLSTLPPVLYAITAYYVIIFGGRFLLSKSKPFKLNGLFQLHNLVLTSLSLTLLLLMVEQLVPIIVQHGLYFAICNIGAWTQPLVTLYYMNYIVKFIEFIDTFFLVLKHKKLTFLHTYHHGATALLCYTQLMGTTSISWVPISLNLGVHVVMYWYYFLAARGIRVWWKEWVTRFQIIQFVLDIGFIYFAVYQKAVHLYFPILPHCGDCVGSTTATFAGCAIISSYLVLFISFYINVYKRKGTKTSRVVKRAHGGVAAKVNEYVNVDLKNVPTPSPSPKPQHRRKR