FAD2 — Daucus carota subsp. sativus
Summary
DCAR_017923 (symbol DcFAD2) on carrot chromosome 5 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 glycolipid desaturation reactions, including the conversion of 18:1-16:1-MGDG to 18:2-16:1-MGDG. The gene is linked to fatty acid and lipid metabolism pathways. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to additional desaturase and hydroxylase activities, though these associations are not yet established in carrot.
Annotations
- Chromosome
- 5
- 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, fatty acid anabolism, fatty acid metabolism, Membrane, redox activity, Monooxygenase Activity, ER membrane
- Publications
- PMID:30333150, PMID:40156193, PMID:22371508, PMID:1417766, PMID:7624314, PMID:27056057, PMID:12481086, PMID:8784737