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Facts about Ghrelin O-acyltransferase.
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| Mouse | |
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| Gene Name: | Mboat4 |
| Uniprot: | P0C7A3 |
| Entrez: | 234155 |

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

EC 2.3.1.-; ghrelin O-acyltransferase; GOAT; GOATFKSG89; MBOAT4; membrane bound O-acyltransferase domain containing 4; Membrane-bound O-acyltransferase domain-containing protein 4; OACT4; O-acyltransferase (membrane bound) domain containing 4; O-acyltransferase domain-containing protein 4
Mass (kDA):
49.879 kDA

| Mouse | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 8|8 A4 |
| Sequence: | 8; |
Highly expressed in stomach. Lower expression in small intestine and colon. Very low expression in testis.



PMID: 18267071 by Yang J., et al. Identification of the acyltransferase that octanoylates ghrelin, an appetite-stimulating peptide hormone.
PMID: 18443287 by Gutierrez J.A., et al. Ghrelin octanoylation mediated by an orphan lipid transferase.