Gene:
elongation of very long chain fatty acids (FEN1/Elo2, SUR4/Elo3, yeast)-like 3
Gene ID:
193327
Symbol:
ELOVL3
Species:
1000
Description:
May be involved in a membrane event related to cellular proliferation in brown adipose tissue. Could be implicated in synthesis of very long chain fatty acids and sphingolipids. May catalyze one or both of the reduction reaction in fatty acid elongation, i.e., conversion of beta-ketoacyl CoA to beta- hydroxyacyl CoA or reduction of trans-2-enoyl CoA to the saturated acyl CoA derivative (By similarity).