LPCAT1 explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Entrez Gene: Lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 1 .
  2. Nakanishi H, Shindou H, Hishikawa D, Harayama T, Ogasawara R, Suwabe A, Taguchi R, Shimizu T . 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 . 16704971 . 10.1074/jbc.M600225200 . free .

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