Protein
Probable fatty acyl-CoA reductase 4
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana
Function
Catalyzes the reduction of fatty acyl-CoA to fatty alcohols (PubMed:20571114). Catalyzes specifically the formation of C18:0 and C20:0 fatty alcohols. 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.
Sequence
MDSNCIQFLHDKTILVTGVPGFLAKVFVEKILRIQPKVKKLFLLLRAADNESAMQRFHSEVLEKDLFRVLKNALGDENLKAFITEKVVPIPGDISVDNLGVKGSDLLQHMWNEIDIIVNVAATTNFDERYDVGLSVNTFGPLNVLNFAKKCVKGQLLLHVSTAYVRGEKSGLLHEKTFHMGETLNGHRKLVIETEMELMKQKLKELQKQNCSEEEISQSMKDLGMSRAKLHGWPNTYVFTKSMGEMLLGNYRENLPIVIIRPTMITSTFSEPFPGWIEGLRTIDSVIVAYGKGRLKCFLADPNSVLDLIPVDMVANAMVTAAAIHAGKLGSQTVYHVGSSCKNPITFEQIHDLAASYFTKNPLVRRDGSSILVSKGTILSTMAQFSFYMTLRYKLPLQMLRLIYVIYPWWNGNKYKDIDRKIKLAMRLVDLYRPYVLFKGIFDDTNTEKLRLKRKEINKEMYGLFEFDPKSIDWEDYMTTIHIPGLITYVLKK