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Identification and characterization of a very long-chain fatty acid elongase gene in the methylotrophic yeast, Hansenula polymorpha.
Gene - 15 Apr 2007
Prasitchoke Phatthanon, Kaneko Yoshinobu, Bamba Takeshi, Fukusaki Eiichiro, Kobayashi Akio, Harashima Satoshi
Abstract excerpt
To understand the biosynthetic network of fatty acids in the methylotrophic yeast Hansenula polymorpha, which is able to produce poly-unsaturated fatty acids, we have attempted to identify genes encoding fatty acid elongase. Here we have characterized HpELO1, a fatty acid elongase gene encoding a 319-amino-acid protein containing five predicted membrane-spanning regions that is conserved throughout the yeast Elo...
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