fat-5 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable iron ion binding activity and stearoyl-CoA 9-desaturase activity. Involved in long-chain fatty acid biosynthetic process and post-embryonic development. Predicted to be located in endoplasmic reticulum membrane. Expressed in intestine and tail. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in autosomal dominant nonsyndromic deafness 79. Is an ortholog of human SCD (stearoyl-CoA desaturase) and SCD5 (stearoyl-CoA desaturase 5).