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Facts about Lysophospholipid acyltransferase 2.
Prefers oleoyl-CoA as the acyl donor. Lysophospholipid acyltransferases (LPLATs) catalyze the reacylation step of the phospholipid remodeling pathway also known as the Lands cycle.
| Mouse | |
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| Gene Name: | Mboat2 |
| Uniprot: | Q8R3I2 |
| Entrez: | 67216 |

| Belongs to: |
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| membrane-bound acyltransferase family |

1-acylglycerophosphate O-acyltransferase; EC 2.3.1.-; EC 2.3.1.51; EC 2.3.1.n7,1-acylglycerophosphoethanolamine O-acyltransferase; FLJ14415; FLJ90298; LPAAT; LPCAT4; LPEAT; LPLAT 2; Lyso-PA acyltransferase; Lyso-PE acyltransferase; Lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase; Lysophosphatidylethanolamine acyltransferase; lysophospholipid acyltransferase 2; membrane bound O-acyltransferase domain containing 2; Membrane-bound O-acyltransferase domain-containing protein 2; OACT2; O-acyltransferase (membrane bound) domain containing 2; O-acyltransferase domain-containing protein 2
Mass (kDA):
58.995 kDA

| Mouse | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 12|12 A1.3 |
| Sequence: | 12; |
Highly expressed in epididymis, brain, testis, and ovary.



PMID: 17890783 by Tamaki H., et al. LPT1 encodes a membrane-bound O-acyltransferase involved in the acylation of lysophospholipids in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
PMID: 18287005 by Hishikawa D., et al. Discovery of a lysophospholipid acyltransferase family essential for membrane asymmetry and diversity.