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LMP010219

UniProt Annotations

Entry Information
Gene Namefatty acyl-CoA reductase 2
Protein EntryFACR2_ARATH
UniProt IDQ08891
SpeciesArabidopsis
Comments
Comment typeDescription
Catalytic ActivityHexadecanal + CoA + NADP(+) = hexadecanoyl-CoA + NADPH.
Developmental StageExpressed during microsporogenesis when microspores are released from tetrads. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9351246}.
Disruption PhenotypeMale sterility. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8390620, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9351246}.
FunctionCatalyzes the reduction of fatty acyl-CoA to fatty alcohols. Involved in the synthesis of the lipid component in sporopollenin. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19062129, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9351246}.
SimilarityBelongs to the fatty acyl-CoA reductase family. {ECO:0000305}.
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in tapetum. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9351246}.