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Lecithin retinol acyltransferase

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Mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
LRAT
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
List of PDB id codes

4Q95

Identifiers
AliasesLRAT, LCA14, lecithin retinol acyltransferase (phosphatidylcholine--retinol O-acyltransferase), lecithin retinol acyltransferase
External IDsOMIM: 604863; MGI: 1891259; HomoloGene: 3483; GeneCards: LRAT; OMA:LRAT - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chromosome 4 (human)
Chr.Chromosome 4 (human)
Chromosome 4 (human)Genomic location for LRATGenomic location for LRAT
Band4q32.1Start154,626,945 bp
End154,753,120 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chromosome 3 (mouse)
Chr.Chromosome 3 (mouse)
Chromosome 3 (mouse)Genomic location for LRATGenomic location for LRAT
Band3|3 E3Start82,799,886 bp
End82,811,280 bp
RNA expression pattern
Bgee
HumanMouse (ortholog)
Top expressed in
  • retinal pigment epithelium

  • testicle

  • gonad

  • gallbladder

  • jejunal mucosa

  • C1 segment

  • duodenum

  • right lobe of liver

  • muscle layer of sigmoid colon

  • tibial nerve
Top expressed in
  • retinal pigment epithelium

  • median eminence

  • arcuate nucleus

  • epithelium of small intestine

  • right lung

  • right lung lobe

  • Paneth cell

  • ciliary body

  • duodenum

  • migratory enteric neural crest cell
More reference expression data
BioGPS
More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

9227

79235

Ensembl

ENSG00000121207

ENSMUSG00000028003

UniProt

O95237

Q9JI60

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001301645
NM_004744

NM_023624

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001288574
NP_004735

NP_076113

Location (UCSC)Chr 4: 154.63 – 154.75 MbChr 3: 82.8 – 82.81 Mb
PubMed search
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Lecithin retinol acyltransferase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the LRAT gene.

Function

Lecithin retinol acyltransferase is a microsomal enzyme that catalyzes the esterification of all-trans-retinol into all-trans-retinyl ester during phototransduction, an essential reaction for the retinoid cycle in visual system and vitamin A status in liver.

Clinical significance

Mutations in this gene have been associated with early-onset severe retinal dystrophy.

LRAT was overexpressed in colorectal cancer cells compared to normal colonic epithelium. Strong LRAT expression was associated with a poor prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer.

See also

References

  1. ^ GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000121207Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000028003Ensembl, 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. Ruiz A, Winston A, Lim YH, Gilbert BA, Rando RR, Bok D (Feb 1999). "Molecular and biochemical characterization of lecithin retinol acyltransferase". J Biol Chem. 274 (6): 3834–41. doi:10.1074/jbc.274.6.3834. PMID 9920938.
  6. ^ "Entrez Gene: LRAT lecithin retinol acyltransferase (phosphatidylcholine--retinol O-acyltransferase)".
  7. Brown, Gordon; Beatriz Cash; Daniela Blihoghe; Petronella Johansson; Ayham Alnabulsi; Graeme Murray (2014-03-07). "The Expression and Prognostic Significance of Retinoic Acid Metabolising Enzymes in Colorectal Cancer". PLOS ONE. 9 (3): e90776. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...990776B. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0090776. PMC 3946526. PMID 24608339.

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