Synonyms:ENTREZ:55711, FAR2, HEL-S-81, HGNC:25531, MIM:616156, MLSTD1, NM_001271783, NM_001271784, NM_018099, NP_001258712, NP_001258713, NP_060569, SDR10E2, XM_011520747, XM_011520748, XM_017019624, XM_017019625, XP_011519049, XP_011519050, XP_016875113, XP_016875114, fatty acyl-CoA reductase 2
Omim:OMIM:616156
Id:628455ff-3388-5014-836c-fc46e2af055c
Hgnc:HGNC:25531
Description:fatty acyl-CoA reductase 2
This gene belongs to the short chain dehydrogenase/reductase superfamily. It encodes a reductase enzyme involved in the first step of wax biosynthesis wherein fatty acids are converted to fatty alcohols. The encoded peroxisomal protein utilizes saturated fatty acids of 16 or 18 carbons as preferred substrates. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been observed for this gene. Related pseudogenes have been identified on chromosomes 2, 14 and 22. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2012]