ELOVL5
ELOVL fatty acid elongase 5
Tier: Cilia-Associated Genes
- Ensembl:
- ENSG00000012660
- UniProt:
- Q9NYP7
- OMIM:
- 611805
- Synonyms:
- DJ483K16.1, HELO1, SCA38
Ciliogenesis screen results (4 screens)
- Kim2016: Not Reported
- Wheway et al. 2015 (siRNA) [siRNA]: Ciliogenesis Defect (z=-5.45) PMID:26167766
- Breslow et al. 2018 (CRISPR) [CRISPR]: No Significant Effect PMID:29459680
- Roosing et al. 2015 (siRNA) [siRNA]: No effect PMID:26595381
Phenotypes
- Mouse phenotype:
- decreased locomotor activity, increased total body fat amount, abnormal iris morphology, decreased heart weight, decreased vertical activity, decreased exploration in new environment, increased mean platelet volume, shortened qt interval, impaired pupillary reflex, decreased lean body mass, increased circulating hdl cholesterol level, shortened pr interval, increased fasting circulating glucose level, abnormal bone structure, abnormal cholesterol homeostasis, decreased red blood cell distribution width, decreased bone mineral content, increased circulating alkaline phosphatase level
- Human ciliopathy phenotype:
- Spinocerebellar ataxia type 38
Subcellular localization
No ciliary localization reported (cilia-associated gene).
Functional category
- Ciliary assembly/disassembly
Function
Mutations in the ELOVL5 gene cause Spinocerebellar Ataxia (PMID: 25065913).