Retention of fatty acyl desaturase 1 (fads1) in Elopomorpha and Cyclostomata provides novel insights into the evolution of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in vertebrates

Comprehensive phylogeny of ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii) based on transcriptomic and genomic data

(2018) Lily C. Hughes et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Two alternative pathways for docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n-3) biosynthesis are widespread among teleost fish

(2017) Angela Oboh et al.   Scientific Reports

Biosynthesis of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in the African catfish Clarias gariepinus: Molecular cloning and functional characterisation of fatty acyl desaturase (fads2) and elongase (elovl2) cDNAs7

(2016) Angela Oboh et al.   AQUACULTURE

A fatty acyl desaturase ( fads2 ) with dual Δ6 and Δ5 activities from the freshwater carnivorous striped snakehead Channa striata

(2016) Meng-Kiat Kuah et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY

The important role of biochemical and functional studies in the diagnostics of peroxisomal disorders

(2016) Sacha Ferdinandusse et al.   JOURNAL OF INHERITED METABOLIC DISEASE

Evolution by gene loss

(2016) Ricard Albalat et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Isolation and Functional Characterisation of a fads2 in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) with Δ5 Desaturase Activity

(2016) Noor Khalidah Abdul Hamid et al.   PLoS One

Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in chordates: Insights into the evolution of Fads and Elovl gene repertoire

(2016) L. Filipe C. Castro et al.   PROGRESS IN LIPID RESEARCH

Evolutionary functional elaboration of the Elovl2/5 gene family in chordates

(2016) Óscar Monroig et al.   Scientific Reports

The capacity for long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid synthesis in a carnivorous vertebrate: Functional characterisation and nutritional regulation of a Fads2 fatty acyl desaturase with Δ4 activity and an Elovl5 elongase in striped snakehead (Channa striata)

(2015) Meng-Kiat Kuah et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY OF LIPIDS

The fatty acid desaturase 2 (FADS2) gene product catalyzes Δ4 desaturation to yield n-3 docosahexaenoic acid and n-6 docosapentaenoic acid in human cells

(2015) Hui Gyu Park et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Identification of amino acid residues that determine the substrate specificity of mammalian membrane-bound front-end fatty acid desaturases

(2015) Kenshi Watanabe et al.   JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH

Investigating long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in teleost fish: Functional characterization of fatty acyl desaturase (Fads2) and Elovl5 elongase in the catadromous species, Japanese eel Anguilla japonica

(2014) Shuqi Wang et al.   AQUACULTURE

Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Elovl5 and Elovl2 differ in selectivity for elongation of omega-3 docosapentaenoic acid

(2014) Melissa K. Gregory et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY OF LIPIDS

Diversification of substrate specificities in teleostei Fads2: characterization of Δ4 and Δ6Δ5 desaturases ofChirostoma estor

(2014) Jorge Fonseca-Madrigal et al.   JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH

Four Amino Acid Residues Influence the Substrate Chain-Length and Regioselectivity of Siganus canaliculatus Δ4 and Δ5/6 Desaturases

(2014) Ze Long Lim et al.   LIPIDS

Characterization of fatty acid delta-6 desaturase gene in Nile tilapia and heterogenous expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

(2013) Supamas Tanomman et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Why does Brain Metabolism not Favor Burning of Fatty Acids to Provide Energy? - Reflections on Disadvantages of the Use of Free Fatty Acids as Fuel for Brain

(2013) Peter Schönfeld et al.   JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM

Elongation of long-chain fatty acids in rabbitfish Siganus canaliculatus: Cloning, functional characterisation and tissue distribution of Elovl5- and Elovl4-like elongases

(2012) Óscar Monroig et al.   AQUACULTURE

Functional Desaturase Fads1 (Δ5) and Fads2 (Δ6) Orthologues Evolved before the Origin of Jawed Vertebrates

(2012) Luís Filipe Costa Castro et al.   PLoS One

Delta-8 desaturation activity varies among fatty acyl desaturases of teleost fish: High activity in delta-6 desaturases of marine species

(2011) Óscar Monroig et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Genome Evolution and Meiotic Maps by Massively Parallel DNA Sequencing: Spotted Gar, an Outgroup for the Teleost Genome Duplication

(2011) Angel Amores et al.   GENETICS

Survey of Branch Support Methods Demonstrates Accuracy, Power, and Robustness of Fast Likelihood-based Approximation Schemes

(2011) Maria Anisimova et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

Fatty Acid Desaturase 3 (Fads3) is a singular member of the Fads cluster

(2010) H. Blanchard et al.   BIOCHIMIE

Vertebrate fatty acyl desaturase with  4 activity

(2010) Y. Li et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

New Algorithms and Methods to Estimate Maximum-Likelihood Phylogenies: Assessing the Performance of PhyML 3.0

(2010) Stéphane Guindon et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

Expression of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (LC-PUFA) biosynthesis genes during zebrafish Danio rerio early embryogenesis

(2009) Óscar Monroig et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY OF LIPIDS

Novel fatty acid desaturase 3 (FADS3) transcripts generated by alternative splicing

(2009) Woo Jung Park et al.   GENE

Highly Unsaturated Fatty Acid Synthesis in Atlantic Salmon: Characterization of ELOVL5- and ELOVL2-like Elongases

(2009) Sofia Morais et al.   MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY

The key roles of elongases and desaturases in mammalian fatty acid metabolism: Insights from transgenic mice

(2009) Hervé Guillou et al.   PROGRESS IN LIPID RESEARCH

Recent developments in the MAFFT multiple sequence alignment program

(2008) K. Katoh et al.   BRIEFINGS IN BIOINFORMATICS

Towards Fish Lipid Nutrigenomics: Current State and Prospects for Fin-Fish Aquaculture

(2008) Michael J. Leaver et al.   REVIEWS IN FISHERIES SCIENCE

The opposing effects of n−3 and n−6 fatty acids

(2007) Gerd Schmitz et al.   PROGRESS IN LIPID RESEARCH