Function
Contributes to cuticular wax and suberin biosynthesis. Involved in both decarbonylation and acyl-reduction wax synthesis pathways. Elongase condensing enzyme mostly active with saturated fatty acids, especially with 16:0, 16:1, 18:0, and 20:0. Mediates the synthesis of VLCFAs from 20 to 26 carbons in length (e.g. C20:1, C20, C22, C24 and C26).
Sequence
MERTNSIEMDRERLTAEMAFRDSSSAVIRIRRRLPDLLTSVKLKYVKLGLHNSCNVTTILFFLIILPLTGTVLVQLTGLTFDTFSELWSNQAVQLDTATRLTCLVFLSFVLTLYVANRSKPVYLVDFSCYKPEDERKISVDSFLTMTEENGSFTDDTVQFQQRISNRAGLGDETYLPRGITSTPPKLNMSEARAEAEAVMFGALDSLFEKTGIKPAEVGILIVNCSLFNPTPSLSAMIVNHYKMREDIKSYNLGGMGCSAGLISIDLANNLLKANPNSYAVVVSTENITLNWYFGNDRSMLLCNCIFRMGGAAILLSNRRQDRKKSKYSLVNVVRTHKGSDDKNYNCVYQKEDERGTIGVSLARELMSVAGDALKTNITTLGPMVLPLSEQLMFLISLVKRKMFKLKVKPYIPDFKLAFEHFCIHAGGRAVLDEVQKNLDLKDWHMEPSRMTLHRFGNTSSSSLWYEMAYTEAKGRVKAGDRLWQIAFGSGFKCNSAVWKALRPVSTEEMTGNAWAGSIDQYPVKVVQ