NCBI Accession #
NP_567936.5
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_119537.7
NCBI Official Full Name
Jojoba acyl CoA reductase-related male sterility protein
NCBI Official Symbol
CER4
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ECERIFERUM 4; FAR3; FATTY ACID REDUCTASE 3; G7
NCBI Protein Information
Jojoba acyl CoA reductase-related male sterility protein
NCBI Summary
Encodes an alcohol-forming fatty acyl-CoA reductase, involved in cuticular wax biosynthesis. Lines carrying recessive mutations are deficient in primary alcohol and have glossy stem surfaces.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
CER4
UniProt Protein Name
Fatty acyl-CoA reductase 3
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Protein ECERIFERUM 4
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q93ZB9
UniProt Secondary Accession #
O81895; Q9M071
UniProt Related Accession #
Q93ZB9
UniProt Comments
Catalyzes the reduction of fatty acyl-CoA to fatty alcohols. The preferred substrates are C24:0 and C26:0. May be unable to use saturated and monounsaturated C16 and C18 acyl-CoA as substrates. Involved in cuticular wax formation.