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Overview

Uniprot IDQ7L5N7
Protein NameLysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 2
Gene NameLPCAT2
OrganismHomo sapiens

Kla Sites from experimental identification

Position Flanking peptide
233 RSCLITFKPGAFIPG

Function

Exhibits both acyltransferase and acetyltransferase activities (PubMed:17182612, PubMed:20363836, PubMed:21498505). Catalyzes the conversion of lysophosphatidylcholine (1-acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine or LPC) into phosphatidylcholine (1,2-diacyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine or PC) (PubMed:21498505). Catalyzes the conversion 1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate (lysophosphatidic acid or LPA) into 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate (phosphatidic acid or PA) by incorporating an acyl moiety at the sn-2 position of the glycerol backbone (PubMed:20363836). Involved in platelet-activating factor (PAF) biosynthesis by catalyzing the conversion of the PAF precursor, 1-O-alkyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (lyso-PAF) into 1-O-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (PAF) (PubMed:17182612). Also converts lyso-PAF to 1-O-alkyl-2-acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (PC), a major component of cell membranes and a PAF precursor (By similarity). Under resting conditions, acyltransferase activity is preferred (By similarity). Upon acute inflammatory stimulus, acetyltransferase activity is enhanced and PAF synthesis increases (By similarity). Involved in the regulation of lipid droplet number and size (PubMed:25491198)

Protein Sequence

10 MSRCAQAAEV 20 AATVPGAGVG 30 NVGLRPPMVP 40 RQASFFPPPV 50 PNPFVQQTQI 60 GSARRVQIVL 70 LGIILLPIRV 80 LLVALILLLA 90 WPFAAISTVC 100 CPEKLTHPIT 110 GWRRKITQTA 120 LKFLGRAMFF 130 SMGFIVAVKG 140 KIASPLEAPV 150 FVAAPHSTFF 160 DGIACVVAGL 170 PSMVSRNENA 180 QVPLIGRLLR 190 AVQPVLVSRV 200 DPDSRKNTIN 210 EIIKRTTSGG 220 EWPQILVFPE 230 GTCTNRSCLI 240 TFKPGAFIPG 250 VPVQPVLLRY 260 PNKLDTVTWT 270 WQGYTFIQLC 280 MLTFCQLFTK 290 VEVEFMPVQV 300 PNDEEKNDPV 310 LFANKVRNLM 320 AEALGIPVTD 330 HTYEDCRLMI 340 SAGQLTLPME 350 AGLVEFTKIS 360 RKLKLDWDGV 370 RKHLDEYASI 380 ASSSKGGRIG 390 IEEFAKYLKL 400 PVSDVLRQLF 410 ALFDRNHDGS 420 IDFREYVIGL 430 AVLCNPSNTE 440 EIIQVAFKLF 450 DVDEDGYITE 460 EEFSTILQAS 470 LGVPDLDVSG 480 LFKEIAQGDS 490 ISYEEFKSFA 500 LKHPEYAKIF 510 TTYLDLQTCH 520 VFSLPKEVQT 530 TPSTASNKVS 540 PEKHEESTSD KKDD

Gene Ontology

Classification GO ID Description
Cellular Component GO:0005783 endoplasmic reticulum
Biological Process GO:0006663 platelet activating factor biosynthetic process
Cellular Component GO:0005789 endoplasmic reticulum membrane
Cellular Component GO:0000139 Golgi membrane
Cellular Component GO:0005795 Golgi stack
Cellular Component GO:0005811 lipid droplet
Cellular Component GO:0005886 plasma membrane
Molecular Function GO:0003841 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase activity
Molecular Function GO:0047184 1-acylglycerophosphocholine O-acyltransferase activity
Molecular Function GO:0047192 1-alkylglycerophosphocholine O-acetyltransferase activity
Molecular Function GO:0047144 2-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase activity
Molecular Function GO:0005509 calcium ion binding
Molecular Function GO:0042171 lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase activity
Molecular Function GO:0047159 plasmalogen synthase activity
Biological Process GO:0061024 membrane organization
Biological Process GO:0036151 phosphatidylcholine acyl-chain remodeling

Reference

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