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AGPAT9

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EC number
  
2.3.1.51

Human
  
Mouse

Species
  
Human

Entrez
  
84803

AGPAT9

Aliases
  
GPAT3, AGPAT 10, AGPAT8, LPAAT-theta, MAG1, AGPAT9, HMFN0839, AGPAT10, glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase 3

External IDs
  
MGI: 3603816 HomoloGene: 13099 GeneCards: GPAT3

Glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase 3 (GPAT-3) is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the AGPAT9 gene. GPAT-3 is also known as:

  • 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase 9 (AGPAT9),
  • lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase theta (LPAAT-theta), or
  • lung cancer metastasis-associated protein 1.

    • Function

    Glycerol-3-phosphate (G3P) acyltransferases (GPAT; EC 2.3.1.15), such as GPAM and GPAT3 (this enzyme), catalyze the initial step of de novo triacylglycerol (TAG) synthesis by converting glycerol-3-phosphate (G3P) to lysophosphatidic acid (LPA).

    References

    AGPAT9 Wikipedia
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