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Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
GPAT4
Identifiers
AliasesGPAT4, 1-AGPAT 6, LPAAT-zeta, LPAATZ, TSARG7, AGPAT6, glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase 4
External IDsOMIM: 608143; MGI: 2142716; HomoloGene: 32425; GeneCards: GPAT4; OMA:GPAT4 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chromosome 8 (human)
Chr.Chromosome 8 (human)
Chromosome 8 (human)Genomic location for GPAT4Genomic location for GPAT4
Band8p11.21Start41,577,187 bp
End41,625,001 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chromosome 8 (mouse)
Chr.Chromosome 8 (mouse)
Chromosome 8 (mouse)Genomic location for GPAT4Genomic location for GPAT4
Band8|8 A2Start23,661,281 bp
End23,698,362 bp
RNA expression pattern
Bgee
HumanMouse (ortholog)
Top expressed in
  • islet of Langerhans

  • cerebellar hemisphere

  • right hemisphere of cerebellum

  • stromal cell of endometrium

  • right adrenal cortex

  • gastrocnemius muscle

  • left adrenal gland

  • left adrenal cortex

  • smooth muscle tissue

  • appendix
Top expressed in
  • seminiferous tubule

  • spermatid

  • spermatocyte

  • ventricular zone

  • neural layer of retina

  • brown adipose tissue

  • right kidney

  • yolk sac

  • dentate gyrus of hippocampal formation granule cell

  • muscle of thigh
More reference expression data
BioGPS
n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

137964

102247

Ensembl

ENSG00000158669

ENSMUSG00000031545

UniProt

Q86UL3

Q8K2C8

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_178819
NM_001363197
NM_001363198

NM_018743

RefSeq (protein)

NP_848934
NP_001350126
NP_001350127

NP_061213

Location (UCSC)Chr 8: 41.58 – 41.63 MbChr 8: 23.66 – 23.7 Mb
PubMed search
Wikidata
View/Edit HumanView/Edit Mouse

Glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase 4 is a glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase that in humans is encoded by the GPAT4 gene.

Function

GPAT4 is involved in the biosynthesis of triglycerides. The majority of triglycerides are synthesised from glycerol 3-phosphate (G3P) via the addition of three fatty acyl-CoA substrates, which are made from fatty acids. The first of these additions is catalysed by glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferases (GPATs: EC 2.3.1.15), including GPAT4, yielding lysophosphatidic acid. GPAT4 has been shown to be important for lactation, with quantitative trait locus (QTL) for several milk production and composition traits observed at this locus in cattle.

References

  1. ^ GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000158669Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000031545Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. "Entrez Gene: Glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase 4". Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  6. Coleman RA, Lee DP (March 2004). "Enzymes of triacylglycerol synthesis and their regulation". Progress in Lipid Research. 43 (2): 134–76. doi:10.1016/S0163-7827(03)00051-1. PMID 14654091.
  7. Chen YQ, Kuo MS, Li S, Bui HH, Peake DA, Sanders PE, Thibodeaux SJ, Chu S, Qian YW, Zhao Y, Bredt DS, Moller DE, Konrad RJ, Beigneux AP, Young SG, Cao G (April 2008). "AGPAT6 is a novel microsomal glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase". Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283 (15): 10048–57. doi:10.1074/jbc.M708151200. PMC 2442282. PMID 18238778.
  8. Littlejohn MD, Tiplady K, Lopdell T, Law TA, Scott A, Harland C, Sherlock R, Henty K, Obolonkin V, Lehnert K, Macgibbon A, Spelman RJ, Davis SR, Snell RG (January 2014). "Expression Variants of the Lipogenic AGPAT6 Gene Affect Diverse Milk Composition Phenotypes in Bos taurus". PLOS ONE. 9 (1): e85757. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...985757L. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0085757. PMC 3897493. PMID 24465687.

Further reading

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