NCBI Accession #
NP_199189.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_123743.4
NCBI Official Full Name
3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase 20
NCBI Official Symbol
KCS20
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase 20; MQD19.11; MQD19_11
NCBI Protein Information
3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase 20
NCBI Summary
Encodes KCS20, a member of the 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase family involved in the biosynthesis of VLCFA (very long chain fatty acids).
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
VLCFA condensing enzyme 20
UniProt Protein Name
3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase 20
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Very long-chain fatty acid condensing enzyme 20
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q9FG87
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q94CA1
UniProt Related Accession #
Q9FG87
UniProt Comments
Mediates the synthesis of VLCFAs from 22 to 26 carbons in length (e.g. C22, C24, C26) (PubMed:15277688). Functionally redundant with KCS2 in the two-carbon elongation of C22 fatty acids that is required for cuticular wax and root suberin biosynthesis (PubMed:19619160).