Protein
Fatty acyl-CoA reductase 2
Function
Catalyzes the reduction of saturated but not unsaturated C16 or C18 fatty acyl-CoA to fatty alcohols. A lower activity can be observed with shorter fatty acyl-CoA substrates (PubMed:15220348). It may play a role in the production of ether lipids/plasmalogens and wax monoesters which synthesis requires fatty alcohols as substrates (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the fatty acyl-CoA reductase family.
Sequence
MSTIAAFYGGKSILITGATGFLGKVLMEKLFRTSPDLKVIYILVRPKAGQTLQQRVFQILDSKLFEKVKEVCPNVHEKIRAIYADLNQNDFAISKEDMQELLSCTNIIFHCAATVRFDDTLRHAVQLNVTATRQLLLMASQMPKLEAFIHISTAYSNCNLKHIDEVIYPCPVEPKKIIDSLEWLDDAIIDEITPKLIRDWPNIYTYTKALGEMVVQQESRNLNIAIIRPSIVGATWQEPFPGWVDNINGPNGIIIATGKGFLRAIKATPMAVADVIPVDTVVNLMLAVGWYTAVHRPKSTLVYHITSGNMNPCNWHKMGVQVLATFEKIPFERPFRRPNANFTSNSFTSQYWNAVSHRAPAIIYDCYLRLTGRKPRMTKLMNRLLRTVSMLEYFINRSWEWSTYNTEMLMSELSPEDQRVFNFDVRQLNWLEYIENYVLGVKKYLLKEDMAGIPKAKQRLKRLRNIHYLFNTALFLIAWRLLIARSQMARNVWFFIVSFCYKFLSYFRASSTLKV