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Gene Information

Gene symbol: ELOVL5

Gene name: ELOVL fatty acid elongase 5

HGNC ID: 21308

Synonyms: HELO1, dJ483K16.1

Related Genes

# Gene Symbol Number of hits
1 AKT1 1 hits
2 LEP 1 hits
3 MLX 1 hits
4 PPP2R4 1 hits
5 SREBF1 1 hits

Related Sentences

# PMID Sentence
1 16790840 In leptin-deficient obese mice (Lep(ob/ob)), increased SREBP-1 and MLX nuclear content correlated with the induction of Elovl-5, Elovl-6, and Delta(9)D expression and the massive accumulation of monounsaturated fatty acids (18:1,n-7 and 18:1,n-9) in neutral lipids.
2 21178610 Elovl5 activity regulates hepatic C20-22 PUFA content, signaling pathways (Akt and PP2A) and transcription factors (SREBP-1, PPAR?, FoxO1 and PGC1?) that control fatty acid synthesis and gluconeogenesis.