Protein Name glyceronephosphate O-acyltransferase
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 8443
Gene Symbol

GNPAT

UniProt O15228 (GNPAT_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 25
Total Number of Articles : 31
Description

glyceronephosphate O-acyltransferase

Gene Summary

This gene encodes an enzyme located in the peroxisomal membrane which is essential to the synthesis of ether phospholipids. Mutations in this gene are associated with rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2015]

synonyms
  • dihydroxyacetone phosphate acyltransferase
  • DHAP-AT
  • acyl-CoA:dihydroxyacetonephosphateacyltransferase
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Properties