Biology:LPCAT1

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 1 is a protein in humans that is encoded by the LPCAT1 gene.[1]

Lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) acyltransferase (LPCAT; EC 2.3.1.23) catalyzes the conversion of LPC to phosphatidylcholine (PC) in the remodeling pathway of PC biosynthesis.[2]

References

  1. "Entrez Gene: Lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 1". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=retrieve&list_uids=79888. 
  2. "Cloning and characterization of mouse lung-type acyl-CoA:lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 1 (LPCAT1). Expression in alveolar type II cells and possible involvement in surfactant production". J. Biol. Chem. 281 (29): 20140–7. 2006. doi:10.1074/jbc.M600225200. PMID 16704971.