Gene Review:
ELOVL5 - ELOVL fatty acid elongase 5
Homo sapiens
Synonyms:
3-keto acyl-CoA synthase ELOVL5, ELOVL FA elongase 5, ELOVL2, Elongation of very long chain fatty acids protein 5, Fatty acid elongase 1, ...
- Cloning of a human cDNA encoding a novel enzyme involved in the elongation of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. Leonard, A.E., Bobik, E.G., Dorado, J., Kroeger, P.E., Chuang, L.T., Thurmond, J.M., Parker-Barnes, J.M., Das, T., Huang, Y.S., Mukerji, P. Biochem. J. (2000)
- Identification and expression of mammalian long-chain PUFA elongation enzymes. Leonard, A.E., Kelder, B., Bobik, E.G., Chuang, L.T., Lewis, C.J., Kopchick, J.J., Mukerji, P., Huang, Y.S. Lipids (2002)
- Mutation screening of three candidate genes, ELOVL5, SMAP1 and GLULD1 in autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa. Barragan, I., Marcos, I., Borrego, S., Antiñolo, G. Int. J. Mol. Med. (2005)
- Depression and adipose polyunsaturated fatty acids in an adolescent group. Mamalakis, G., Kiriakakis, M., Tsibinos, G., Kafatos, A. Prostaglandins Leukot. Essent. Fatty Acids (2004)
