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Facts about Lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 2.
Also converts lyso-PAF into 1-O-alkyl-2-acyl-sn-glycero-3- phosphocholine (PC), a significant part of cell membranes and a PAF precursor. Under resting conditions, acyltransferase activity is favored.
Human | |
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Gene Name: | LPCAT2 |
Uniprot: | Q7L5N7 |
Entrez: | 54947 |
Belongs to: |
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1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase family |
1-alkylglycerophosphocholine O-acetyltransferase; Acetyl-CoA:lyso-PAF acetyltransferase; Acetyl-CoA:lyso-platelet-activating factor acetyltransferase; acyl-CoA:lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 2; acyltransferase like 1; Acyltransferase-like 1; AGPAT11; AYTL1; AYTL1LysoPAFAT; DKFZp686H22112; EC 2.3.1; EC 2.3.1.-; EC 2.3.1.23; EC 2.3.1.67,1-acylglycerophosphocholine O-acyltransferase; FLJ20481; LPC acyltransferase 2; LPCAT1; LPCAT2; LPCAT-2; Lyso-PAF acetyltransferase; LysoPC acyltransferase 2; lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 2; lyso-platelet-activating factor (PAF) acetyltransfer
Mass (kDA):
60.208 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 16q12.2 |
Sequence: | 16; NC_000016.10 (55509055..55586666) |
Endoplasmic reticulum membrane; Single-pass type II membrane protein. Golgi apparatus membrane; Single-pass type II membrane protein. Lipid droplet.
PMID: 17182612 by Shindou H., et al. A single enzyme catalyzes both platelet-activating factor production and membrane biogenesis of inflammatory cells. Cloning and characterization of acetyl-CoA:lyso-PAF acetyltransferase.
PMID: 20363836 by Agarwal A.K., et al. Enzymatic activity of the human 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate-O- acyltransferase isoform 11: upregulated in breast and cervical cancers.