NCBI Accession #
NP_190040.3
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_114322.5
NCBI Official Full Name
fatty acid reductase 4
NCBI Official Symbol
FAR4
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
fatty acid reductase 4
NCBI Protein Information
fatty acid reductase 4
NCBI Summary
Encodes a member of the eight-member gene family encoding alcohol-forming fatty acyl-CoA reductases (FARs) identified in Arabidopsis thaliana. Three of the FARs, FAR1 (At5g22500), FAR4 (At3g44540) and FAR5 (At3g44550), are shown to generate the fatty alcohols found in root, seed coat, and wound-induced leaf tissue.
UniProt Protein Name
Probable fatty acyl-CoA reductase 4
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q9LXN3
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q2V3Q9
UniProt Related Accession #
Q9LXN3
UniProt Comments
Catalyzes the reduction of fatty acyl-CoA to fatty alcohols (PubMed:20571114). Catalyzes specifically the formation of C18:0 and C20:0 fatty alcohols. Provides the fatty alcohols required for synthesis of suberin in roots, seed coat and wound-induced leaf tissue (PubMed:20571114). Provides the fatty alcohols required for synthesis of alkyl hydroxycinnamates in root waxes (PubMed:22797656).