ELOVL3, Official Symbol ELOVL3provided by HGNC Official Full Name ELOVL fatty acid elongase 3provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:18047 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000119915 MIM:611815; AllianceGenome:HGNC:18047 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as CIG30; CIG-30 Summary This gene encodes a protein that belongs to the GNS1/SUR4 family. Members of this family play a role in elongation of long chain fatty acids to provide precursors for synthesis of sphingolipids and ceramides. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2013] Expression Biased expression in fat (RPKM 1.4), skin (RPKM 0.7) and 8 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all