Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
6785
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
ELOVL fatty acid elongase 4
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
ELOVL4
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
ADMD, CT118, ISQMR, SCA34, STGD2, STGD3
Disease Acronyms (UniProt) Disease acronyms from UniProt database
ISQMR, SCA34, STGD3
Chromosome Chromosome number
6
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
6q14.1
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
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.
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.
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 information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 20937905, 32296183
GO:0005783 Component Endoplasmic reticulum IDA 20937905
GO:0006633 Process Fatty acid biosynthetic process NAS 11138005
GO:0006636 Process Unsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic process IEA
GO:0008020 Function G protein-coupled photoreceptor activity NAS 11138005
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
605512 14415 ENSG00000118402
Protein
UniProt ID 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 information provided by ClinVar, GenCC, and GWAS databases.
Causal
Disease term Disease name dbSNP ID References
Cerebellar ataxia Progressive cerebellar ataxia rs28936415, rs199476133, rs540331226, rs797046006, rs863224069, rs138358708, rs1057519429, rs750959420, rs1568440440, rs1597846084, rs759460806, rs761486324, rs1240335250, rs1596489887
Ichthyosis, spastic quadriplegia, and mental retardation Congenital ichthyosis-intellectual disability-spastic quadriplegia syndrome, ICHTHYOSIS, SPASTIC QUADRIPLEGIA, AND MENTAL RETARDATION rs387906916, rs1131690772, rs1554162524, rs1561982219, rs746047636 22100072
Developmental delay Global developmental delay rs28941770, rs199469464, rs281865469, rs143747297, rs398123009, rs587777428, rs786205133, rs606231459, rs797044854, rs797045027, rs864309504, rs878853160, rs886039902, rs886042046, rs886041291
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Ichthyosis Ichthyoses rs199766569, rs587776996, rs587777262, rs863223405, rs370031870, rs1569044747, rs200806519
Unknown
Disease term Disease name Evidence References Source
Stargardt Disease Stargardt disease 3 GenCC
Associations from Text Mining
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Adenocarcinoma of Lung Stimulate 39794751
Agenesis of Corpus Callosum Associate 37592902
Arteriolosclerosis Associate 35156446
Atrophy Associate 37568198, 37592902
Chanarin Dorfman Syndrome Associate 22100072, 24571530, 37568198
Choroidal Neovascularization Associate 34073554
Colorectal Neoplasms Associate 24393480, 30446877
Cone Rod Dystrophies Associate 25082885
Congenital Hereditary and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities Associate 37592902
Demyelinating Diseases Associate 37592902