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ID/Version
P16301 Q8K139 (UniProt | EBI) Last sequence update: 2011-07-27
Last annotation update: 2025-02-05
Sequence
description
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RecName: Full=Phosphatidylcholine-sterol acyltransferase; EC=2.3.1.43 {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15654758, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19065001, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8820107};AltName: Full=1-alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine esterase; EC=3.1.1.47 {ECO:000
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Sequence
Polypeptide 438 aa
For this sequence
Source
Organism mouse
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Annotated genes and markers Follow the symbol links to get more information on the GO terms, expression assays, orthologs, phenotypic alleles, and other information for the genes or markers below.
Type Symbol Name GO Terms Expression
Assays
Orthologs Phenotypic
Alleles
Gene Lcat lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase 71 104 3 9
Sequence references in MGI J:10166 Warden CH, et al., Tissue-specific expression, developmental regulation, and chromosomal mapping of the lecithin: cholesterol acyltransferase gene. Evidence for expression in brain and testes as well as liver. J Biol Chem. 1989 Dec 25;264(36):21573-81
J:56071 Forte TM, et al., Targeted disruption of the murine lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase gene is associated with reductions in plasma paraoxonase and platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase activities but not in apolipoprotein J concentration. J Lipid Res. 1999 Jul;40(7):1276-83
J:75567 Furbee JW Jr, et al., In vivo contribution of LCAT to apolipoprotein B lipoprotein cholesteryl esters in LDL receptor and apolipoprotein E knockout mice. J Lipid Res. 2002 Mar;43(3):428-37
J:99680 The FANTOM Consortium and RIKEN Genome Exploration Research Group and Genome Science Group (Genome Network Project Core Group), The Transcriptional Landscape of the Mammalian Genome. Science. 2005;309(5740):1559-1563
J:124830 Ng DS, et al., Oxidative stress is markedly elevated in lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase-deficient mice and is paradoxically reversed in the apolipoprotein E knockout background in association with a reduction in atherosclerosis. J Biol Chem. 2002 Apr 5;277(14):11715-20
J:149650 Hirsch-Reinshagen V, et al., LCAT synthesized by primary astrocytes esterifies cholesterol on glia-derived lipoproteins. J Lipid Res. 2009 May;50(5):885-93
J:150395 Zhao Y, et al., Apolipoprotein E is the major physiological activator of lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) on apolipoprotein B lipoproteins. Biochemistry. 2005 Jan 25;44(3):1013-25
J:292518 Huttlin EL, et al., A tissue-specific atlas of mouse protein phosphorylation and expression. Cell. 2010 Dec 23;143(7):1174-89

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last database update
03/25/2025
MGI 6.24
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