AWAT2_HUMAN Q6E213
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UniProt:Q6E213
Recommended name:Acyl-CoA wax alcohol acyltransferase 2
EC number:EC:2.3.1.75
Alternative names:(11-cis-specific retinyl-ester synthase) (11-cis-RE-synthase) (Acyl-CoA retinol O-fatty-acyltransferase) (ARAT) (Retinol O-fatty-acyltransferase) (Diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 2-like protein 4) (Diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase candidate 4) (hDC4) (Long-chain-alcohol O-fatty-acyltransferase 2) (Multifunctional O-acyltransferase) (Wax synthase) (hWS)
Cleaved into:
GeneID:158835
Gene names (primary ):AWAT2
Gene names (synonym ):DC4 DGAT2L4 MFAT WS
Gene names (ORF ):
Length:333
Mass:38094
Sequence:MLLPSKKDLKTALDVFAVFQWSFSALLITTTVIAVNLYLVVFTPYWPVTVLILTWLAFDWKTPQRGGRRFTCVRHWRLWKHYSDYFPLKLLKTHDICPSRNYILVCHPHGLFAHGWFGHFATEASGFSKIFPGITPYILTLGAFFWMPFLREYVMSTGACSVSRSSIDFLLTHKGTGNMVIVVIGGLAECRYSLPGSSTLVLKNRSGFVRMALQHGVPLIPAYAFGETDLYDQHIFTPGGFVNRFQKWFQSMVHIYPCAFYGRGFTKNSWGLLPYSRPVTTIVGEPLPMPKIENPSQEIVAKYHTLYIDALRKLFDQHKTKFGISETQELEII
Tissue specificity:Highly expressed in skin, where it is primarily restricted to undifferentiated peripheral sebocytes. Also expressed at lower level in other tissues except pancreas. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15220349, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15671038, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16106050}.
Induction:
Developmental stage:
Protein families:Diacylglycerol acyltransferase family