KCS21 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase 21 [Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: KCS21
Official Full Name: 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase 21
Primary source: TAIR:AT5G49070
Locus tag: AT5G49070
See related: Araport:AT5G49070
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: REVIEWED
Organism: Arabidopsis thaliana (ecotype: Columbia)
Lineage: Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae; rosids; malvids; Brassicales; Brassicaceae; Camelineae; Arabidopsis
Also known as: 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase 21; K20J1.4; K20J1_4
Summary: Encodes KCS21, a member of the 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase family involved in the biosynthesis of VLCFA (very long chain fatty acids).
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Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables fatty acid elongase activity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
acts_upstream_of_or_within cutin-based cuticle development	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in fatty acid biosynthetic process	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within very long-chain fatty acid metabolic process	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in chloroplast	ISM Inferred from Sequence Model more info
located_in endoplasmic reticulum	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed

NP_001190498.1

3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase 21 (KCS21); FUNCTIONS IN: transferase activity, transferring acyl groups other than amino-acyl groups, catalytic activity, acyltransferase activity; INVOLVED IN: very long-chain fatty acid metabolic process, cuticle development; LOCATED IN: endomembrane system, membrane; EXPRESSED IN: 12 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 9 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Thiolase-like (InterPro:IPR016039), FAE1/Type III polyketide synthase-like protein (InterPro:IPR013601), Thiolase-like, subgroup (InterPro:IPR016038); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase 6 (TAIR:AT1G68530.1).

NP_199718.1

3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase 21 (KCS21); FUNCTIONS IN: transferase activity, transferring acyl groups other than amino-acyl groups, catalytic activity, acyltransferase activity; INVOLVED IN: very long-chain fatty acid metabolic process, cuticle development; LOCATED IN: endomembrane system, membrane; EXPRESSED IN: 12 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 9 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Thiolase-like (InterPro:IPR016039), Very-long-chain 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase (InterPro:IPR012392), 3-Oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein (ACP)] synthase III C-terminal (InterPro:IPR013747), FAE1/Type III polyketide synthase-like protein (InterPro:IPR013601), Thiolase-like, subgroup (InterPro:IPR016038); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase 6 (TAIR:AT1G68530.1); Has 1807 Blast hits to 1807 proteins in 277 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 0; Metazoa - 736; Fungi - 347; Plants - 385; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 339 (source: NCBI BLink).

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