Protein
Elongation of very long chain fatty acids protein 5
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans
Function
Condensing enzyme that elongates saturated and monounsaturated very long chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) and monomethyl branched-chain fatty acids (mmBCFAs). Required for the formation of isopentadecanoate (C15iso) and isoheptadecanoate (C17iso).
Similarity
Belongs to the ELO family.
Sequence
MMDQILGTNFTYEGAKEVARGLEGFSAKLAVGYIATIFGLKYYMKDRKAFDLSTPLNIWNGILSTFSLLGFLFTFPTLLSVIRKDGFSHTYSHVSELYTDSTSGYWIFLWVISKIPELLDTVFIVLRKRPLIFMHWYHHALTGYYALVCYHEDAVHMVWVVWMNYIIHAFMYGYYLLKSLKVPIPPSVAQAITTSQMVQFAVAIFAQVHVSYKHYVEGVEGLAYSFRGTAIGFFMLTTYFYLWIQFYKEHYLKNGGKKYNLAKDQAKTQTKKAN