MOGAT2 explained

2-Acylglycerol O-acyltransferase 2 also known as acyl-CoA:monoacylglycerol acyltransferase 2 (MGAT2) or Diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase candidate 5 (DC5) is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MOGAT2 gene.

MOGAT2 and the related MOGAT3 genes are members of the acylglycerol o-acyltransferase family (DGAT2/MOGAT) and are involved in the synthesis of diacylglycerol (DAG) and triacylglycerol (TAG) from monoacylglycerol (MAG).

MOGAT2 and also MOGAT3 are single copy genes in almost all mammals. However, in ruminants both genes have undergone tandem gene expansion, indicate of evolving functionality. MOGAT2 has more than five tandemly duplicated copies in sheep with the first copy expressed in the duodenum and the last copy expressed in the skin, with no expression of any copy detected in the liver.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Further reading

• Cao J, Hawkins E, Brozinick J, Liu X, Zhang H, Burn P, Shi Y . A predominant role of acyl-CoA:monoacylglycerol acyltransferase-2 in dietary fat absorption implicated by tissue distribution, subcellular localization, and up-regulation by high fat diet . The Journal of Biological Chemistry . 279 . 18 . 18878–86 . Apr 2004 . 14966132 . 10.1074/jbc.M313272200 . free .
• Lockwood JF, Cao J, Burn P, Shi Y . Human intestinal monoacylglycerol acyltransferase: differential features in tissue expression and activity . American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism . 285 . 5 . E927–37 . Nov 2003 . 12824082 . 10.1152/ajpendo.00179.2003 .
• Yen CL, Farese RV . MGAT2, a monoacylglycerol acyltransferase expressed in the small intestine . The Journal of Biological Chemistry . 278 . 20 . 18532–7 . May 2003 . 12621063 . 10.1074/jbc.M301633200 . free .
• Cao J, Lockwood J, Burn P, Shi Y . Cloning and functional characterization of a mouse intestinal acyl-CoA:monoacylglycerol acyltransferase, MGAT2 . The Journal of Biological Chemistry . 278 . 16 . 13860–6 . Apr 2003 . 12576479 . 10.1074/jbc.M300139200 . free .

Notes and References

1. Winter A, van Eckeveld M, Bininda-Emonds OR, Habermann FA, Fries R . Genomic organization of the DGAT2/MOGAT gene family in cattle (Bos taurus) and other mammals . Cytogenetic and Genome Research . 102 . 1–4 . 42–7 . Feb 2004 . 14970677 . 10.1159/000075723 . 25524277 .
2. Web site: Entrez Gene: MOGAT2 monoacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 2 .
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