Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 6785
Gene name ELOVL fatty acid elongase 4
Gene symbol ELOVL4
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
ADMDCT118ISQMRSCA34STGD2STGD3
Chromosome 6
Chromosome location 6q14.1
Summary This gene encodes a membrane-bound protein which is a member of the ELO family, proteins which participate in the biosynthesis of fatty acids. Consistent with the expression of the encoded protein in photoreceptor cells of the retina, mutations and small
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs104893946 G>C Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, stop gained
rs199860277 G>A Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Coding sequence variant, synonymous variant
rs387906916 G>A Pathogenic, likely-pathogenic Coding sequence variant, stop gained
rs587776613 AGTTA>GTT Pathogenic Frameshift variant, coding sequence variant
rs587777598 C>G,T Pathogenic Missense variant, synonymous variant, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT030702 hsa-miR-21-5p Microarray 18591254
MIRT031100 hsa-miR-19b-3p Sequencing 20371350
MIRT048019 hsa-miR-30c-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT046167 hsa-miR-30b-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT658717 hsa-miR-548c-3p HITS-CLIP 23824327
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 20937905, 32296183
GO:0005783 Component Endoplasmic reticulum IDA 20937905
GO:0005783 Component Endoplasmic reticulum IEA
GO:0005789 Component Endoplasmic reticulum membrane IBA
GO:0005789 Component Endoplasmic reticulum membrane IDA 16036915
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
605512 14415 ENSG00000118402
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q9GZR5
Protein name Very long chain fatty acid elongase 4 (EC 2.3.1.199) (3-keto acyl-CoA synthase ELOVL4) (ELOVL fatty acid elongase 4) (ELOVL FA elongase 4) (Elongation of very long chain fatty acids protein 4) (Very long chain 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase 4) (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 41 278 GNS1/SUR4 family Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in the retina and at much lower level in the brain. Ubiquitous, highest expression in thymus, followed by testis, small intestine, ovary, and prostate. Little or no expression in heart, lung, liver, or leukocates. {ECO:000026
Sequence
Sequence length 314
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG 
  Fatty acid elongation
Biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids
Metabolic pathways
Fatty acid metabolism
 
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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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)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
Congenital ichthyosis-intellectual disability-spastic quadriplegia syndrome Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs587777598, rs387906916, rs1131690772, rs1554162524, rs1554162301, rs1561982219, rs746047636 RCV002483274
RCV000023451
RCV000023452
RCV000497810
RCV005034041
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★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
ELOVL4-related ataxia Likely pathogenic rs2532974649 RCV003329562
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
ELOVL4-related disorder Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs587777598, rs1554162524 RCV003479020
RCV002307524
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Retinal dystrophy Pathogenic rs1131690770 RCV001074586
★★★★☆
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
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
CONGENITAL ICHTHYOSIS, INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY, SPASTIC QUADRIPLEGIA SYNDROME Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
CORNEAL DYSTROPHY Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ELOVL4-RELATED MACULOPATHY ClinGen, GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
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
Age related macular degeneration Age-related macular degeneration BEFREE 11138005, 11581213, 11726641, 11803489, 12592226, 15028284, 15557430, 15749821, 15930014, 16036915, 16364203, 16476896, 16885922, 17000705, 17210851
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★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Age related macular degeneration Age-related macular degeneration LHGDN 15028284
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Age related macular degeneration Age-related macular degeneration HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Agenesis of Corpus Callosum Corpus callosum agenesis Pubtator 37592902 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Ataxia, Spinocerebellar Spinocerebellar Ataxia BEFREE 26010696
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Atrophoderma maculatum Anetoderma BEFREE 11138005
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Atrophoderma maculatum Anetoderma HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Atrophy Atrophy Pubtator 37568198, 37592902 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Cerebellar atrophy Cerebellar atrophy HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Choroidal Neovascularization Choroidal neovascularization Pubtator 34073554 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only