Species	Reference gene ID	Possible function	Papers / DOI
Arabidopsis	At1g01120	Contributes to cuticular wax and suberin biosynthesis.	KCS1 encodes a fatty acid elongase 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase affecting wax biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana.; 1999; DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.1999.00352.x; PMID: 10074711; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10074711/ | Specific and differential inhibition of very-long-chain fatty acid elongases from Arabidopsis thaliana by different herbicides.; 2004; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0404600101; PMID: 15277688; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15277688/ | Substrate specificity of Arabidopsis 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthases.; 2006; DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.05.162; PMID: 16765910; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16765910/
Arabidopsis	At2g26640	Active on both saturated and mono-unsaturated acyl chains C16 to C20.	Substrate specificity of Arabidopsis 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthases.; 2006; DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.05.162; PMID: 16765910; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16765910/
Arabidopsis	At1g04220	Mediates the synthesis of VLCFAs from 22 to 26 carbons in length (e.g. C22, C24, C26).	Specific and differential inhibition of very-long-chain fatty acid elongases from Arabidopsis thaliana by different herbicides.; 2004; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0404600101; PMID: 15277688; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15277688/ | The DAISY gene from Arabidopsis encodes a fatty acid elongase condensing enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of aliphatic suberin in roots and the chalaza-micropyle region of seeds.; 2009; DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2008.03674.x; PMID: 18786002; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18786002/ | Two Arabidopsis 3-ketoacyl CoA synthase genes, KCS20 and KCS2/DAISY, are functionally redundant in cuticular wax and root suberin biosynthesis, but differentially controlled by osmotic stress.; 2009; DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2009.03973.x; PMID: 19619160; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19619160/
Arabidopsis	At5g43760	Mediates the synthesis of VLCFAs from 22 to 26 carbons in length (e.g. C22, C24, C26).	Specific and differential inhibition of very-long-chain fatty acid elongases from Arabidopsis thaliana by different herbicides.; 2004; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0404600101; PMID: 15277688; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15277688/
Arabidopsis	At2g16280	Involved in the elongation of C22 to C24 fatty acids, which are precursors for the biosynthesis of cuticular waxes, aliphatic suberins, and membrane lipids, including sphingolipids and phospholipids.	Arabidopsis 3-ketoacyl-coenzyme a synthase9 is involved in the synthesis of tetracosanoic acids as precursors of cuticular waxes, suberins, sphingolipids, and phospholipids.; 2013; DOI: 10.1104/pp.112.210450; PMID: 23585652; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23585652/