FAD2 — Daucus carota subsp. sativus
Summary
DCAR_013551, the carrot gene DcFAD2 on chromosome 4, encodes a fatty acid desaturase with oleate Δ12-hydroxylase, omega-6 fatty acid desaturase and monooxygenase activities. The product is localised to the endoplasmic reticulum membrane and is associated with unsaturated fatty acid anabolism, fatty acid metabolism and lipid metabolism. DcFAD2 participates in glycolipid desaturation reactions, including the conversion of 18:1-16:1-MGDG to 18:2-16:1-MGDG and related steps. Related genes in other species link the family to the production of polyunsaturated fatty acids. The gene has also been connected to fatty acid and lipid metabolism pathways.
Annotations
- Chromosome
- 4
- GO terms
- taste, Oxidoreductase Activity, Acting On Paired Donors, With Oxidation Of A Pair Of Donors Resulting In The Reduction Of Molecular Oxygen To Two Molecules Of Water, lipid metabolism, fatty acid anabolism, fatty acid metabolism, Membrane, redox activity, Monooxygenase Activity
- Publications
- PMID:30333150, PMID:40156193, PMID:27158781, PMID:22371508, PMID:1417766, PMID:7624314, PMID:27056057, PMID:12481086