Process View
The elongation of a fatty acid chain by the sequential addition of two-carbon units.

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| Name | Description | Probability | Func Analog Organism | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sqle | squalene epoxidase | 0.710 | ||
| Hmgcs1 | 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-Coenzyme A synthase 1 | 0.490 | ||
| Cyp51 | cytochrome P450, family 51 | 0.408 | ||
| Sc4mol | sterol-C4-methyl oxidase-like | 0.200 | ||
| Idi1 | isopentenyl-diphosphate delta isomerase | 0.147 | ||
| Acly | ATP citrate lyase | 0.116 | ||
| Sc5d | sterol-C5-desaturase (fungal ERG3, delta-5-desaturase) homolog (S. cerevisae) | 0.095 | ||
| Dhcr7 | 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase | 0.092 | ||
| Lss | lanosterol synthase | 0.061 | ||
| Hsd17b7 | hydroxysteroid (17-beta) dehydrogenase 7 | 0.057 | ||
| Rnf5 | ring finger protein 5 | 0.049 | ||
| Acat2 | acetyl-Coenzyme A acetyltransferase 2 | 0.049 | ||
| Fasn | fatty acid synthase | 0.047 | ||
| Cyb5b | cytochrome b5 type B | 0.047 | ||
| Sptlc2 | serine palmitoyltransferase, long chain base subunit 2 | 0.042 | ||
| 0610007P14Rik | RIKEN cDNA 0610007P14 gene | 0.033 | ||
| Mvd | mevalonate (diphospho) decarboxylase | 0.029 | ||
| Scd1 | stearoyl-Coenzyme A desaturase 1 | 0.029 | ||
| Acsl5 | acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 5 | 0.028 | ||
| Stard4 | StAR-related lipid transfer (START) domain containing 4 | 0.028 | ||
| Tm7sf2 | transmembrane 7 superfamily member 2 | 0.027 | ||
| Sdhc | succinate dehydrogenase complex, subunit C, integral membrane protein | 0.024 | ||
| Dhcr24 | 24-dehydrocholesterol reductase | 0.024 | ||
| Mlf2 | myeloid leukemia factor 2 | 0.022 | ||
| Elovl6 | ELOVL family member 6, elongation of long chain fatty acids (yeast) | 0.022 | ||
| Scd2 | stearoyl-Coenzyme A desaturase 2 | 0.021 | ||
| Nsdhl | NAD(P) dependent steroid dehydrogenase-like | 0.020 | ||
| Rdh11 | retinol dehydrogenase 11 | 0.020 | ||
| Bsg | basigin | 0.020 | ||
| Hsd17b12 | hydroxysteroid (17-beta) dehydrogenase 12 | 0.019 | Yeast | |
| Ebp | phenylalkylamine Ca2+ antagonist (emopamil) binding protein | 0.019 | ||
| Aes | amino-terminal enhancer of split | 0.017 | ||
| Aldoa | aldolase A, fructose-bisphosphate | 0.016 | ||
| Slc25a5 | solute carrier family 25 (mitochondrial carrier, adenine nucleotide translocator), member 5 | 0.016 | ||
| Elovl5 | ELOVL family member 5, elongation of long chain fatty acids (yeast) | 0.016 | Human Zebrafish Mouse Rat | |
| Cuta | cutA divalent cation tolerance homolog (E. coli) | 0.015 | ||
| Ldlr | low density lipoprotein receptor | 0.015 | ||
| Lap3 | leucine aminopeptidase 3 | 0.014 | ||
| Aacs | acetoacetyl-CoA synthetase | 0.014 | ||
| Ywhab | tyrosine 3-monooxygenase/tryptophan 5-monooxygenase activation protein, beta polypeptide | 0.013 | ||
| Fdps | farnesyl diphosphate synthetase | 0.012 | ||
| Bzw1 | basic leucine zipper and W2 domains 1 | 0.011 | ||
| Insig1 | insulin induced gene 1 | 0.011 | ||
| Cox8a | cytochrome c oxidase, subunit VIIIa | 0.010 |