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Facts about Acyl-CoA wax alcohol acyltransferase 1.
Has a preference for arachidyl alcohol in addition to decyl alcohol, demonstrating its relatively poor activity utilizing saturated long chain alcohols (C16, C18, and C20). .
Human | |
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Gene Name: | AWAT1 |
Uniprot: | Q58HT5 |
Entrez: | 158833 |
Belongs to: |
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diacylglycerol acyltransferase family |
acyl-CoA wax alcohol acyltransferase 1; DGA2; DGAT2L3; Diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2; diacyl-glycerol acyltransferase 2; diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 2-like 3; Diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 2-like protein 3; EC 2.3.1.75; Long-chain-alcohol O-fatty-acyltransferase 1
Mass (kDA):
37.759 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | Xq13.1 |
Sequence: | X; NC_000023.11 (70233489..70240661) |
Predominantly expressed in skin, where it is limited to the sebaceous gland. Expressed in more mature, centrally located cells just before their rupture and sebum release. Also expressed in all tissues except spleen. Expressed at higher level in thymus, prostate and testis.
Endoplasmic reticulum membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.
PMID: 15671038 by Turkish A.R., et al. Identification of two novel human Acyl-CoA wax alcohol acyltransferases: members of the diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2 (DGAT2) gene superfamily.
PMID: 14970677 by Winter A., et al. Genomic organization of the DGAT2/MOGAT gene family in cattle (Bos taurus) and other mammals.