Title : Identification of two novel human acyl-CoA wax alcohol acyltransferases: members of the diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2 (DGAT2) gene superfamily.

Pub. Date : 2005 Apr 15

PMID : 15671038






1 Functional Relationships(s)
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1 All four gene products mediate the synthesis of triacylglycerol; however, two of the X-linked genes act as acyl-CoA wax alcohol acyltransferases (AWAT 1 and 2) that predominantly esterify long chain (wax) alcohols with acyl-CoA-derived fatty acids to produce wax esters. Waxes acyl-CoA wax alcohol acyltransferase 1 Homo sapiens