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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP04483
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 10076
Name Diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 2
Synonyms
  1. Diglyceride acyltransferase 2
  2. Acyl-CoA retinol O-fatty-acyltransferase
  3. ARAT
  4. Retinol O-fatty-acyltransferase
Gene Name DGAT2
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in transferase activity, transferring acyl groups other than amino-acyl groups
Specific Function Essential acyltransferase that catalyzes the terminal and only committed step in triacylglycerol synthesis by using diacylglycerol and fatty acyl CoA as substrates. Required for synthesis and storage of intracellular triglycerides. Probably plays a central role in cytosolic lipid accumulation. In liver, is primarily responsible for incorporating endogenously synthesized fatty acids into triglycerides (By similarity). Functions also as an acyl-CoA retinol acyltransferase (ARAT).
Pathways
  • Fat digestion and absorption
  • Glycerolipid metabolism
  • triacylglycerol biosynthesis
Reactions
Acyl-CoA + 1,2-diacylglycerol → Coenzyme A + triacylglycerol details
Acyl-CoA + Vitamin A → Coenzyme A + Retinyl ester details
Triacylglycerol + Coenzyme A → 1,2-Diacyl-sn-glycerol + Acyl-CoA details
GO Classification
Biological Process
small molecule metabolic process
glycerol metabolic process
lipid storage
cellular response to oleic acid
long-chain fatty-acyl-CoA metabolic process
fatty acid homeostasis
acylglycerol acyl-chain remodeling
diacylglycerol metabolic process
glycerophospholipid biosynthetic process
cellular triglyceride homeostasis
fat pad development
low-density lipoprotein particle clearance
cholesterol homeostasis
triglyceride biosynthetic process
Cellular Component
mitochondrion
integral to endoplasmic reticulum membrane
perinuclear region of cytoplasm
lipid particle
Function
catalytic activity
transferase activity
transferase activity, transferring acyl groups
transferase activity, transferring acyl groups other than amino-acyl groups
Molecular Function
protein homodimerization activity
2-acylglycerol O-acyltransferase activity
diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase activity
retinol O-fatty-acyltransferase activity
Cellular Location
  1. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane
  2. Multi-pass membrane protein
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 11
Locus 11q13.5
SNPs DGAT2
Gene Sequence
>1167 bp
ATGAAGACCCTCATAGCCGCCTACTCCGGGGTCCTGCGCGGCGAGCGTCAGGCCGAGGCT
GACCGGAGCCAGCGCTCTCACGGAGGACCTGCGCTGTCGCGCGAGGGGTCTGGGAGATGG
GGCACTGGATCCAGCATCCTCTCCGCCCTCCAGGACCTCTTCTCTGTCACCTGGCTCAAT
AGGTCCAAGGTGGAAAAGCAGCTACAGGTCATCTCAGTGCTCCAGTGGGTCCTGTCCTTC
CTTGTACTGGGAGTGGCCTGCAGTGCCATCCTCATGTACATATTCTGCACTGATTGCTGG
CTCATCGCTGTGCTCTACTTCACTTGGCTGGTGTTTGACTGGAACACACCCAAGAAAGGT
GGCAGGAGGTCACAGTGGGTCCGAAACTGGGCTGTGTGGCGCTACTTTCGAGACTACTTT
CCCATCCAGCTGGTGAAGACACACAACCTGCTGACCACCAGGAACTATATCTTTGGATAC
CACCCCCATGGTATCATGGGCCTGGGTGCCTTCTGCAACTTCAGCACAGAGGCCACAGAA
GTGAGCAAGAAGTTCCCAGGCATACGGCCTTACCTGGCTACACTGGCAGGCAACTTCCGA
ATGCCTGTGTTGAGGGAGTACCTGATGTCTGGAGGTATCTGCCCTGTCAGCCGGGACACC
ATAGACTATTTGCTTTCAAAGAATGGGAGTGGCAATGCTATCATCATCGTGGTCGGGGGT
GCGGCTGAGTCTCTGAGCTCCATGCCTGGCAAGAATGCAGTCACCCTGCGGAACCGCAAG
GGCTTTGTGAAACTGGCCCTGCGTCATGGAGCTGACCTGGTTCCCATCTACTCCTTTGGA
GAGAATGAAGTGTACAAGCAGGTGATCTTCGAGGAGGGCTCCTGGGGCCGATGGGTCCAG
AAGAAGTTCCAGAAATACATTGGTTTCGCCCCATGCATCTTCCATGGTCGAGGCCTCTTC
TCCTCCGACACCTGGGGGCTGGTGCCCTACTCCAAGCCCATCACCACTGTTGTGGGAGAG
CCCATCACCATCCCCAAGCTGGAGCACCCAACCCAGCAAGACATCGACCTGTACCACACC
ATGTACATGGAGGCCCTGGTGAAGCTCTTCGACAAGCACAAGACCAAGTTCGGCCTCCCG
GAGACTGAGGTCCTGGAGGTGAACTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 388
Molecular Weight 39043.88
Theoretical pI 9.362
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 2
MKTLIAAYSGVLRGERQAEADRSQRSHGGPALSREGSGRWGTGSSILSALQDLFSVTWLN
RSKVEKQLQVISVLQWVLSFLVLGVACSAILMYIFCTDCWLIAVLYFTWLVFDWNTPKKG
GRRSQWVRNWAVWRYFRDYFPIQLVKTHNLLTTRNYIFGYHPHGIMGLGAFCNFSTEATE
VSKKFPGIRPYLATLAGNFRMPVLREYLMSGGICPVSRDTIDYLLSKNGSGNAIIIVVGG
AAESLSSMPGKNAVTLRNRKGFVKLALRHGADLVPIYSFGENEVYKQVIFEEGSWGRWVQ
KKFQKYIGFAPCIFHGRGLFSSDTWGLVPYSKPITTVVGEPITIPKLEHPTQQDIDLYHT
MYMEALVKLFDKHKTKFGLPETEVLEVN
GenBank ID Protein 22506631
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q96PD7
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name DGAT2_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID AB048286
GeneCard ID DGAT2
GenAtlas ID DGAT2
HGNC ID HGNC:16940
References
General References
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