Sequence Detail

ID/Version

O35949 (UniProt | EBI)

Last sequence update: 1998-01-01
Last annotation update: 2024-11-27

Sequence description from provider

RecName: Full=Very long chain fatty acid elongase 3 {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_03203}; EC=2.3.1.199 {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9HB03, ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_03203};AltName: Full=3-keto acyl-CoA synthase Elovl3 {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_03203};Alt

Provider

SWISS-PROT

Sequence

Polypeptide 271 aa

Source

Organism mouse

See UniProt | EBI for source

Annotated genes and markers

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Type	Symbol	Name	GO Terms	Expression Assays	Orthologs	Phenotypic Alleles
Gene	Elovl3	ELOVL fatty acid elongase 3	23	103	4	12

Sequence references in MGI

J:44636 Tvrdik P, et al., Cig30, a mouse member of a novel membrane protein gene family, is involved in the recruitment of brown adipose tissue. J Biol Chem. 1997 Dec 12;272(50):31738-46
J:57563 Tvrdik P, et al., Cig30 and Pitx3 genes are arranged in a partially overlapping tail-to-tail array resulting in complementary transcripts. J Biol Chem. 1999 Sep 10;274(37):26387-92
J:61900 Tvrdik P, et al., Role of a new mammalian gene family in the biosynthesis of very long chain fatty acids and sphingolipids. J Cell Biol. 2000 May 1;149(3):707-18
J:88477 Westerberg R, et al., Role for ELOVL3 and fatty acid chain length in development of hair and skin function. J Biol Chem. 2004 Feb 13;279(7):5621-9
J:108322 Westerberg R, et al., ELOVL3 is an important component for early onset of lipid recruitment in brown adipose tissue. J Biol Chem. 2006 Feb 24;281(8):4958-68
J:244609 Zadravec D, et al., Ablation of the very-long-chain fatty acid elongase ELOVL3 in mice leads to constrained lipid storage and resistance to diet-induced obesity. FASEB J. 2010 Nov;24(11):4366-77