
Lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 2
| Name | Lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 2 |
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| Gene Name | LPCAT2 |
| Organism | Human |
| Amino acid sequence | >lcl|BSEQ0008839|Lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 2 MSRCAQAAEVAATVPGAGVGNVGLRPPMVPRQASFFPPPVPNPFVQQTQIGSARRVQIVL LGIILLPIRVLLVALILLLAWPFAAISTVCCPEKLTHPITGWRRKITQTALKFLGRAMFF SMGFIVAVKGKIASPLEAPVFVAAPHSTFFDGIACVVAGLPSMVSRNENAQVPLIGRLLR AVQPVLVSRVDPDSRKNTINEIIKRTTSGGEWPQILVFPEGTCTNRSCLITFKPGAFIPG VPVQPVLLRYPNKLDTVTWTWQGYTFIQLCMLTFCQLFTKVEVEFMPVQVPNDEEKNDPV LFANKVRNLMAEALGIPVTDHTYEDCRLMISAGQLTLPMEAGLVEFTKISRKLKLDWDGV RKHLDEYASIASSSKGGRIGIEEFAKYLKLPVSDVLRQLFALFDRNHDGSIDFREYVIGL AVLCNPSNTEEIIQVAFKLFDVDEDGYITEEEFSTILQASLGVPDLDVSGLFKEIAQGDS ISYEEFKSFALKHPEYAKIFTTYLDLQTCHVFSLPKEVQTTPSTASNKVSPEKHEESTSD KKDD |
| Number of residues | 544 |
| Molecular Weight | 60207.295 |
| Theoretical pI | Not Available |
| GO Classification | Functions
Processes
Components
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| General Function | Calcium ion binding |
| Specific Function | Possesses both acyltransferase and acetyltransferase activities. Activity is calcium-dependent. 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). 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. Under resting conditions, acyltransferase activity is preferred. Upon acute inflammatory stimulus, acetyltransferase activity is enhanced and PAF synthesis increases. Also catalyzes the conversion of 1-acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine to 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine. |
| Pfam Domain Function | |
| Transmembrane Regions | 58-78 |
| GenBank Protein ID | Not Available |
| UniProtKB ID | Q7L5N7 |
| UniProtKB Entry Name | PCAT2_HUMAN |
| Cellular Location | Endoplasmic reticulum membrane |
| Gene sequence | >lcl|BSEQ0019672|Lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 2 (LPCAT2) ATGAGCCGGTGCGCCCAGGCGGCGGAAGTGGCGGCCACAGTGCCAGGTGCCGGCGTCGGG AACGTGGGGCTGCGGCCGCCCATGGTGCCCCGTCAGGCGTCCTTCTTCCCGCCGCCGGTG CCGAACCCCTTCGTGCAGCAGACGCAGATCGGCTCCGCGAGGCGGGTCCAGATTGTCCTT CTTGGGATTATCTTGCTTCCAATTCGTGTCTTATTGGTTGCGTTAATTTTATTACTTGCA TGGCCATTTGCTGCAATTTCAACAGTATGCTGTCCTGAAAAGCTGACCCACCCAATAACT GGTTGGAGGAGGAAAATTACTCAAACAGCTTTGAAATTTCTGGGTCGTGCTATGTTCTTT TCAATGGGATTTATAGTTGCTGTAAAAGGAAAGATTGCAAGTCCTTTGGAAGCACCAGTT TTTGTTGCTGCCCCTCATTCAACATTCTTTGATGGAATTGCCTGTGTTGTAGCTGGGTTA CCTTCTATGGTATCTCGAAATGAGAATGCACAAGTCCCTCTGATTGGCAGACTGTTACGG GCTGTGCAACCAGTTTTGGTGTCCCGTGTAGATCCGGATTCCCGAAAAAACACAATAAAT GAAATAATAAAGCGAACAACATCAGGAGGAGAATGGCCCCAGATACTAGTTTTCCCAGAA GGTACTTGTACTAATCGTTCCTGTTTGATTACTTTTAAACCAGGAGCCTTCATTCCAGGA GTTCCAGTGCAGCCAGTCCTCCTCAGATACCCAAACAAGCTGGATACTGTGACCTGGACA TGGCAAGGATATACATTCATTCAGCTTTGTATGCTTACTTTCTGCCAGCTCTTCACAAAG GTAGAAGTTGAGTTTATGCCAGTTCAAGTACCAAATGATGAAGAAAAAAATGATCCTGTC CTTTTTGCCAATAAAGTCCGGAATTTAATGGCAGAAGCTCTGGGAATACCAGTAACAGAT CATACCTATGAAGACTGCAGATTGATGATTTCAGCAGGACAGCTAACATTGCCTATGGAA GCTGGGCTGGTGGAATTTACTAAAATTAGCCGAAAATTGAAATTAGATTGGGATGGTGTT CGTAAGCATTTGGATGAATATGCATCTATTGCGAGTTCCTCAAAAGGAGGAAGAATTGGA ATTGAAGAATTCGCCAAGTATTTAAAGTTGCCTGTTTCAGATGTCTTGAGACAACTTTTT GCACTCTTTGACAGGAACCATGATGGCAGCATTGACTTCCGAGAGTATGTGATTGGCCTG GCTGTCTTGTGCAACCCTTCCAACACAGAGGAGATCATCCAGGTGGCATTTAAGCTGTTT GACGTTGATGAGGATGGCTACATAACGGAGGAAGAGTTCTCCACCATTCTACAGGCTTCC CTTGGAGTGCCTGACCTTGATGTTTCTGGTCTCTTCAAGGAAATAGCCCAAGGGGACTCA ATTTCCTATGAGGAATTTAAAAGTTTTGCCTTAAAGCATCCAGAATATGCTAAGATATTT ACAACATACCTAGACCTCCAGACGTGCCATGTGTTTTCATTACCAAAAGAAGTCCAGACA ACCCCCTCCACCGCCAGTAATAAAGTCAGCCCTGAAAAGCATGAAGAGAGTACCTCAGAC AAAAAAGATGACTGA |
| GenBank Gene ID | Not Available |
| GeneCard ID | Not Available |
| GenAtlas ID | Not Available |
| HGNC ID | HGNC:26032 |
| Chromosome Location | 16 |
| Locus | Not Available |
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