ELOVL2 - ELOVL fatty acid elongase 2 Gene

Homo sapiens

Also known as SSC2

Gene ID: 54898 | Gene type: protein coding

About ELOVL2

Cytogenetic location: 6p24.2 Genomic coordinates (GRCh38): 6:10,980,759-11,044,305 (from NCBI)

This gene has 1 transcript (splice variant), 156 orthologues and 6 paralogues. Biased expression in placenta (RPKM 12.7), liver (RPKM 10.4) and 6 other tissues.

Summary

Enables fatty acid elongase activity. Involved in fatty acid elongation, polyunsaturated fatty acid and very long-chain fatty acid biosynthetic process. Located in endoplasmic reticulum. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

ELOVL2 Products(1)

mRNA	Protein	Name
NM_017770.4	NP_060240.3	elongation of very long chain fatty acids protein 2

ELOVL2 Protein Structure

ELO

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296 a.a.

Protein Preferred Names

Protein Names

elongation of very long chain fatty acids protein 2

3-keto acyl-CoA synthase ELOVL2

Related Diseases

Diseases

Alias

Retinitis Pigmentosa 37

RP37	Retinitis Pigmentosa-37
Retinitis Pigmentosa, Type 37

Inguinal Hernia

Hernia Inguinal	Hernia, Inguinal
Inguinal Hernias	Bubonocele
Indirect Inguinal Hernia	Direct Inguinal Hernia
Oblique Inguinal Hernia	Scrotal Hernia
Ih - [Inguinal Hernia]

Diseases	Alias
Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia	Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia Macroglobulinemia Of Waldenstrom Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma With Igm Gammopathy Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia Macroglobulinemia Of Waldenstrom Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma With Igm Gammopathy Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma

Related Agents

Pre-clinical Phase

Bioactive Molecules (1)

Cat. No.	Product Name	Effect	Purity	Rare Diseases
HY-RS04322	ELOVL2 Human Pre-designed siRNA Set A		/	Unkown

Orthologs Information

Species	Symbol	Source	ID
Rattus norvegicus	ELOVL2	RGD	RGD:1308605
Bos taurus	ELOVL2	VGNC	VGNC:28448
Macaca mulatta	ELOVL2	VGNC	VGNC:72045
Mus musculus	ELOVL2	MGD	MGI:1858960
Canis familiaris	ELOVL2	VGNC	VGNC:40320
Felis catus	ELOVL2	VGNC	VGNC:61823

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