MOGAT3 explained

Monoacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MOGAT3 gene.^[1]

Function

Acyl-CoA:monoacylglycerol acyltransferase (MOGAT; EC 2.3.1.22) catalyzes the synthesis of diacylglycerol from 2-monoacylglycerol and fatty acyl-CoA.^[2]

Further reading

• 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 . 14970677 . 10.1159/000075723 . 2003 . 42–7. 25524277 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Entrez Gene: Monoacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 3 .
2. Cheng D, Nelson TC, Chen J, Walker SG, Wardwell-Swanson J, Meegalla R, Taub R, Billheimer JT, Ramaker M, Feder JN . Identification of acyl coenzyme A:monoacylglycerol acyltransferase 3, an intestinal specific enzyme implicated in dietary fat absorption . The Journal of Biological Chemistry . 278 . 16 . Apr 2003 . 12618427 . 10.1074/jbc.C300042200 . 13611–4. free .