Gene Information
Gene NameELOVL2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length296
Protein NamesElongation of very long chain fatty acids protein 2 (EC 2.3.1.199) (3-keto acyl-CoA synthase ELOVL2) (ELOVL fatty acid elongase 2) (ELOVL FA elongase 2) (Very long chain 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase 2) (Very long chain 3-oxoacyl-CoA synthase 2)
Target Nameelongation of very long chain fatty acids protein 2
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1714 ( ENSG00000197977 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ9NXB9
Gene CardELOVL2
Uniprot IDQ9NXB9
PfamPF01151
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.074585979)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ELOVL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ELOVL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ELOVL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ELOVL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Elovl2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ELOVL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Elovl2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ELOVL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsELOVL5, ELOVL1
ParalogsELOVL5, ELOVL4, ELOVL1, ELOVL7, ELOVL3, ELOVL6
Tissuecerebral.cortex, liver, placenta, testis, brain
Tissue SpecificityLiver and testis. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20937905}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB NA 
DBSNP rs17855038  rs6919726 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_03202, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20937905};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_03202}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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