NCBI Accession #
NP_173916.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_102356.4
NCBI Official Full Name
3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase 5
NCBI Official Symbol
KCS5
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase 5; CER60; ECERIFERUM 60; F2J7.9; F2J7_9
NCBI Protein Information
3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase 5
NCBI Summary
Encodes KCS5, 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 5
UniProt Protein Name
3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase 5
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Eceriferum 60
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q9C6L5
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q84W57; Q8L8L0
UniProt Related Accession #
Q9C6L5
UniProt Comments
Mediates mostly the synthesis of VLCFAs from 26 to 30 carbons in length (e.g. C20:1, C26, C28, C30).