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NameLysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 1
Synonyms
  • 1-acylglycerophosphocholine O-acyltransferase
  • 1-alkylglycerophosphocholine O-acetyltransferase
  • 2.3.1.23
  • Acetyl-CoA:lyso-PAF acetyltransferase
  • Acetyl-CoA:lyso-platelet-activating factor acetyltransferase
  • Acyltransferase-like 2
  • AYTL2
  • LPC acyltransferase 1
  • Lyso-PAF acetyltransferase
  • LysoPAFAT
  • PFAAP3
  • Phosphonoformate immuno-associated protein 3
Gene NameLPCAT1
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0008840|Lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 1
MRLRGCGPRAAPASSAGASDARLLAPPGRNPFVHELRLSALQKAQVALMTLTLFPVRLLV
AAAMMLLAWPLALVASLGSAEKEPEQPPALWRKVVDFLLKAIMRTMWFAGGFHRVAVKGR
QALPTEAAILTLAPHSSYFDAIPVTMTMSSIVMKAESRDIPIWGTLIQYIRPVFVSRSDQ
DSRRKTVEEIKRRAQSNGKWPQIMIFPEGTCTNRTCLITFKPGAFIPGAPVQPVVLRYPN
KLDTITWTWQGPGALEILWLTLCQFHNQVEIEFLPVYSPSEEEKRNPALYASNVRRVMAE
ALGVSVTDYTFEDCQLALAEGQLRLPADTCLLEFARLVRGLGLKPEKLEKDLDRYSERAR
MKGGEKIGIAEFAASLEVPVSDLLEDMFSLFDESGSGEVDLRECVVALSVVCRPARTLDT
IQLAFKMYGAQEDGSVGEGDLSCILKTALGVAELTVTDLFRAIDQEEKGKITFADFHRFA
EMYPAFAEEYLYPDQTHFESCAETSPAPIPNGFCADFSPENSDAGRKPVRKKLD
Number of residues534
Molecular Weight59150.675
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • 1-acylglycerophosphocholine O-acyltransferase activity
  • 1-alkenylglycerophosphocholine O-acyltransferase activity
  • 1-alkylglycerophosphocholine O-acetyltransferase activity
  • 1-alkylglycerophosphocholine O-acyltransferase activity
  • calcium ion binding
Processes
  • phospholipid biosynthetic process
  • surfactant homeostasis
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • negative regulation of phosphatidylcholine biosynthetic process
  • cellular lipid metabolic process
  • glycerophospholipid biosynthetic process
  • phospholipid metabolic process
  • retina development in camera-type eye
  • positive regulation of protein catabolic process
  • phosphatidic acid biosynthetic process
  • phosphatidylcholine acyl-chain remodeling
  • phosphatidylglycerol acyl-chain remodeling
  • triglyceride biosynthetic process
Components
  • endoplasmic reticulum
  • endoplasmic reticulum membrane
  • Golgi apparatus
  • integral component of membrane
  • Golgi membrane
  • lipid particle
  • membrane
General FunctionCalcium ion binding
Specific FunctionPossesses both acyltransferase and acetyltransferase activities. Activity is calcium-independent. Mediates the conversion of 1-acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (LPC) into phosphatidylcholine (PC). Displays a clear preference for saturated fatty acyl-CoAs, and 1-myristoyl or 1-palmitoyl LPC as acyl donors and acceptors, respectively. May synthesize phosphatidylcholine in pulmonary surfactant, thereby playing a pivotal role in respiratory physiology.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions58-78
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDQ8NF37
UniProtKB Entry NamePCAT1_HUMAN
Cellular LocationEndoplasmic reticulum membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0013448|Lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 1 (LPCAT1)
ATGAGGCTGCGGGGATGCGGACCCCGGGCCGCCCCTGCCTCCAGCGCAGGGGCCAGCGAC
GCTCGGCTGCTGGCGCCCCCGGGGCGGAACCCCTTCGTGCACGAGCTGCGCCTCAGCGCC
CTGCAGAAGGCCCAGGTGGCCCTCATGACACTGACGCTCTTCCCGGTCCGGCTCCTGGTT
GCCGCTGCCATGATGCTGCTGGCCTGGCCCCTCGCACTTGTCGCATCCCTGGGCTCTGCG
GAGAAGGAACCCGAGCAGCCCCCGGCCCTGTGGAGGAAGGTTGTGGACTTCCTGCTGAAG
GCCATCATGCGCACCATGTGGTTCGCCGGCGGCTTCCACCGGGTGGCCGTGAAGGGGCGG
CAGGCGCTGCCCACCGAGGCGGCCATCCTCACGCTCGCGCCTCACTCGTCCTACTTCGAC
GCCATCCCTGTGACCATGACGATGTCCTCCATCGTGATGAAGGCAGAGAGCAGAGACATC
CCGATCTGGGGAACTCTGATCCAGTATATACGGCCTGTGTTCGTGTCCCGGTCAGACCAG
GATTCTCGCAGGAAAACAGTAGAAGAAATCAAGAGACGGGCGCAGTCCAACGGAAAGTGG
CCACAGATAATGATTTTTCCAGAAGGAACTTGTACAAACAGGACCTGCCTAATTACCTTC
AAACCTGGTGCATTCATCCCTGGAGCGCCCGTCCAGCCTGTGGTTTTACGATATCCAAAT
AAACTGGACACCATCACATGGACGTGGCAAGGACCTGGAGCGCTGGAAATCCTGTGGCTC
ACGCTGTGTCAGTTTCACAACCAAGTGGAAATCGAGTTCCTTCCTGTGTACAGCCCTTCT
GAGGAGGAGAAGAGGAACCCCGCGCTGTATGCCAGCAACGTGCGGCGAGTCATGGCCGAG
GCCTTGGGTGTCTCCGTGACTGACTACACGTTCGAGGACTGCCAGCTGGCCCTGGCGGAA
GGACAGCTCCGTCTCCCCGCTGACACTTGCCTTTTAGAATTTGCCAGGCTCGTGCGGGGC
CTCGGGCTAAAACCAGAAAAGCTTGAAAAAGATCTGGACAGATACTCAGAAAGAGCCAGG
ATGAAGGGAGGAGAGAAGATAGGTATTGCGGAGTTTGCCGCCTCCCTGGAAGTCCCCGTT
TCTGACTTGCTGGAAGACATGTTTTCACTGTTCGACGAGAGCGGCAGCGGCGAGGTGGAC
CTGCGAGAGTGTGTGGTTGCCCTGTCTGTCGTCTGCCGGCCGGCCCGGACCCTGGACACC
ATCCAGCTGGCTTTCAAGATGTACGGAGCGCAAGAGGACGGCAGCGTCGGCGAAGGTGAC
CTGTCCTGCATCCTCAAGACGGCCCTGGGGGTGGCAGAGCTCACCGTGACCGACCTATTC
CGAGCCATTGACCAAGAGGAGAAGGGGAAGATCACATTCGCTGACTTCCACAGGTTTGCA
GAAATGTACCCTGCCTTCGCAGAGGAATACCTGTACCCGGATCAGACACATTTCGAAAGC
TGTGCAGAGACCTCACCTGCGCCAATCCCAAACGGCTTCTGTGCCGATTTCAGCCCGGAA
AACTCAGACGCTGGGCGGAAGCCTGTTCGCAAGAAGCTGGATTAG
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:25718
Chromosome Location5
LocusNot Available
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