| Gene Symbol | ELOVL4 |
| Full Name | ELOVL Fatty Acid Elongase 4 |
| Chromosome | 6q14.1 |
| Protein Type | Enzyme |
| Function | ELOVL4 encodes a member of the ELOVL (elongation of very long chain fatty acids) family of proteins, which catalyze the initial condensation step of fatty acid elongation. |
| Primary Expression | neurons, photoreceptors, and oligodendrocytes |
| Molecular Weight | 34.9 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 314 aa |
| UniProt ID | [Q9GZR7](https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9GZR7) |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000153902 |
| OMIM | 614512 |
| GeneCards | ELOVL4 |
| Human Protein Atlas | ELOVL4 |
| Fatty acid supplementation | Providing VLC-PUFAs bypasses the biosynthetic block |
| Gene therapy | AAV-mediated ELOVL4 delivery to retina and brain |
| Associated Diseases | neurodegeneration |
| Databases | GeneCardsNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
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