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FAR5

Gene
FAR5
Protein
Probable fatty acyl-CoA reductase 5
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana
Length
496 amino acids
Function
Catalyzes the reduction of fatty acyl-CoA to fatty alcohols (PubMed:20571114, PubMed:24005667). Catalyzes specifically the formation of C18:0 fatty alcohol (PubMed:20571114, PubMed:24005667). Provides the fatty alcohols required for synthesis of suberin in roots, seed coat and wound-induced leaf tissue (PubMed:20571114). Provides the fatty alcohols required for synthesis of alkyl hydroxycinnamates in root waxes (PubMed:22797656).
Similarity
Belongs to the fatty acyl-CoA reductase family.
Mass
56.429 kDa
Sequence
MELNCVQFLRNKTILVTGATGFLAKVFVEKILRVQPNVKKLYLLVRASDNEAATKRLRTEVFEKELFKVLRQNLGDEKLNTLLYEKVVSVPGDIATDQLGINDSHLRERMQKEIDIVVNVAATTNFDERYDVGLGINTFGALNVLNFAKKCVKVQLLLHVSTAYVCGEKPGLIPEKPFIMEEIRNENGLQLDINLERELMKQRLKELNEQDCSEEDITLSMKELGMERAKLHGWPNTYVFTKSMGEMLLGKHKENLPLVIIRPTMITSTLSEPFPGWIEGLRTVDSVIIAYGKGVLKCFLVDVNSVCDMIPVDMVANAMITAAAKHAGGSGVHMVYHVGSSHQNPVTFGEIHEIAVRYFTKNPLRSRNGSLITVSKVRFIPTMALFSLYMTLRYKLPLQLLKLVDIIYPWRNGDKYGDKNRKIELVMRLVELYEPYVLFKGIFDDRNTKSLCANQKEEEIKNTEKLMFDFDPKGINWGDYLTNIHISGLVTHVLKK