Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 54898
Gene name ELOVL fatty acid elongase 2
Gene symbol ELOVL2
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
SSC2
Chromosome 6
Chromosome location 6p24.2
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
165
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT025624 hsa-miR-10a-5p Sequencing 20371350
MIRT029052 hsa-miR-26b-5p Microarray 19088304
MIRT050775 hsa-miR-17-3p CLASH 23622248
MIRT961176 hsa-let-7a CLIP-seq
MIRT961177 hsa-let-7b CLIP-seq
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
37
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000038 Process Very long-chain fatty acid metabolic process IEA
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 20937905, 32296183, 38422897
GO:0005783 Component Endoplasmic reticulum IDA 20937905
GO:0005783 Component Endoplasmic reticulum IEA
GO:0005789 Component Endoplasmic reticulum membrane IBA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
611814 14416 ENSG00000197977
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q9NXB9
Protein name Very long chain fatty acid elongase 2 (EC 2.3.1.199) (3-keto acyl-CoA synthase ELOVL2) (ELOVL fatty acid elongase 2) (ELOVL FA elongase 2) (Elongation of very long chain fatty acids protein 2) (Very long chain 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase 2) (Very long chain 3
Protein function Catalyzes the first and rate-limiting reaction of the four reactions that constitute the long-chain fatty acids elongation cycle. This endoplasmic reticulum-bound enzymatic process allows the addition of 2 carbons to the chain of long- and very
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF01151 ELO 30 265 GNS1/SUR4 family Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Liver and testis. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20937905}.
Sequence
Sequence length 296
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Fatty acid elongation
Biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids
Metabolic pathways
Fatty acid metabolism
  Linoleic acid (LA) metabolism
alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) metabolism
Synthesis of very long-chain fatty acyl-CoAs
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
3
Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
INFERTILITY, MALE CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
MALE INFERTILITY Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Thyroid cancer, nonmedullary, 1 Uncertain significance ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Acute Coronary Syndrome Coronary Syndrome BEFREE 23555103
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer disease Pubtator 32233750 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Pubtator 35853630 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Atrial Fibrillation Atrial fibrillation Pubtator 33015181 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Autism Spectrum Disorder Autism Pubtator 30180836 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Autism Spectrum Disorders Autism Spectrum Disorder BEFREE 30180836
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Autistic Disorder Autism Pubtator 30180836 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Breast Neoplasms Breast neoplasm Pubtator 27788154, 32420379, 33727952, 35441059, 37908128, 39201283, 39456830 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Carcinoma Hepatocellular Hepatocellular carcinoma Pubtator 23317196 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Carcinoma Renal Cell Renal cell carcinoma Pubtator 34841437 Stimulate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only