Major enzyme responsible for the synthesis of 18:2 fatty acids in the endoplasmic reticulum. Contains His-rich motifs, which contribute to the interaction with the electron donor cytochrome b5. Mutations in this gene suppress the low temperature-induced phenotype of Arabidopsis tocopherol-deficient mutant vte2.
Computational Description
fatty acid desaturase 2 (FAD2); FUNCTIONS IN: omega-6 fatty acid desaturase activity, delta12-fatty acid dehydrogenase activity; INVOLVED IN: oxidation reduction, lipid metabolic process; LOCATED IN: endoplasmic reticulum; EXPRESSED IN: 24 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 15 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Protein of unknown function DUF3474 (InterPro:IPR021863), Fatty acid desaturase, type 1 (InterPro:IPR005804); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: fatty acid desaturase 3 (TAIR:AT2G29980.1); Has 2431 Blast hits to 2431 proteins in 654 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 821; Metazoa - 31; Fungi - 266; Plants - 965; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 348 (source: NCBI BLink).
Major enzyme responsible for the synthesis of 18:2 fatty acids in the endoplasmic reticulum. Contains His-rich motifs, which contribute to the interaction with the electron donor cytochrome b5. Mutations in this gene suppress the low temperature-induced phenotype of Arabidopsis tocopherol-deficient mutant vte2.
Computational Description
fatty acid desaturase 2 (FAD2); FUNCTIONS IN: omega-6 fatty acid desaturase activity, delta12-fatty acid dehydrogenase activity; INVOLVED IN: oxidation reduction, lipid metabolic process; LOCATED IN: endoplasmic reticulum; EXPRESSED IN: 24 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 15 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Protein of unknown function DUF3474 (InterPro:IPR021863), Fatty acid desaturase, type 1 (InterPro:IPR005804); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: fatty acid desaturase 3 (TAIR:AT2G29980.1); Has 2431 Blast hits to 2431 proteins in 654 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 821; Metazoa - 31; Fungi - 266; Plants - 965; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 348 (source: NCBI BLink).