Gene Information
Gene NameELOVL6
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length265
Protein NamesElongation of very long chain fatty acids protein 6 (EC 2.3.1.199) (3-keto acyl-CoA synthase ELOVL6) (ELOVL fatty acid elongase 6) (ELOVL FA elongase 6) (Fatty acid elongase 2) (hELO2) (Fatty acyl-CoA elongase) (Long-chain fatty-acyl elongase) (Very long chain 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase 6) (Very long chain 3-oxoacyl-CoA synthase 6)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1292 ( ENSG00000170522 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ9H5J4
Gene CardELOVL6
Uniprot IDQ9H5J4
PfamPF01151
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.382680591)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ELOVL6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ELOVL6 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ELOVL6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ELOVL6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Elovl6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ELOVL6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Elovl6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ELOVL6 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsELOVL3
ParalogsELOVL1, ELOVL2, ELOVL5, ELOVL7, ELOVL4, ELOVL3
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityUbiquitous. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20937905}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_03206, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20937905};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_03206}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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