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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP00069
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 5298
Name Phosphatidylcholine-sterol acyltransferase
Synonyms
  1. Lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase
  2. Phospholipid-cholesterol acyltransferase
Gene Name LCAT
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in phosphatidylcholine-sterol O-acyltransferase activity
Specific Function Central enzyme in the extracellular metabolism of plasma lipoproteins. Synthesized mainly in the liver and secreted into plasma where it converts cholesterol and phosphatidylcholines (lecithins) to cholesteryl esters and lysophosphatidylcholines on the surface of high and low density lipoproteins (HDLs and LDLs). The cholesterol ester is then transported back to the liver. Has a preference for plasma 16:0-18:2 or 18:O-18:2 phosphatidylcholines. Also produced in the brain by primary astrocytes, and esterifies free cholesterol on nascent APOE-containing lipoproteins secreted from glia and influences cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) APOE- and APOA1 levels. Together with APOE and the cholesterol transporter ABCA1, plays a key role in the maturation of glial-derived, nascent lipoproteins. Required for remodeling high-density lipoprotein particles into their spherical forms.
Pathways
  • Glycerophospholipid metabolism
Reactions
Phosphatidylcholine + a sterol → 1-acylglycerophosphocholine + a sterol ester details
Phosphatidylcholine + Sterol → 1-Acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine + Steryl ester details
GO Classification
Biological Process
cholesterol esterification
high-density lipoprotein particle remodeling
lipoprotein biosynthetic process
lipoprotein metabolic process
regulation of high-density lipoprotein particle assembly
reverse cholesterol transport
very-low-density lipoprotein particle remodeling
phosphatidylcholine biosynthetic process
cholesterol metabolic process
response to glucocorticoid stimulus
cholesterol homeostasis
response to copper ion
Cellular Component
high-density lipoprotein particle
Function
catalytic activity
transferase activity
transferase activity, transferring acyl groups
transferase activity, transferring acyl groups other than amino-acyl groups
acyltransferase activity
o-acyltransferase activity
phosphatidylcholine-sterol o-acyltransferase activity
Molecular Function
phospholipase A2 activity
phosphatidylcholine-sterol O-acyltransferase activity
Process
metabolic process
primary metabolic process
lipid metabolic process
Cellular Location
  1. Secreted
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 16
Locus 16q22.1
SNPs LCAT
Gene Sequence
>1323 bp
ATGGGGCCGCCCGGCTCCCCATGGCAGTGGGTGACGCTGCTGCTGGGGCTGCTGCTCCCT
CCTGCCGCCCCCTTCTGGCTCCTCAATGTGCTCTTCCCCCCGCACACCACGCCCAAGGCT
GAGCTCAGTAACCACACACGGCCCGTCATCCTCGTGCCCGGCTGCCTGGGGAATCAGCTA
GAAGCCAAGCTGGACAAACCAGATGTGGTGAACTGGATGTGCTACCGCAAGACAGAGGAC
TTCTTCACCATCTGGCTGGATCTCAACATGTTCCTACCCCTTGGGGTAGACTGCTGGATC
GATAACACCAGGGTTGTCTACAACCGGAGCTCTGGGCTCGTGTCCAACGCCCCTGGTGTC
CAGATCCGCGTCCCTGGCTTTGGCAAGACCTACTCTGTGGAGTACCTGGACAGCAGCAAG
CTGGCAGGGTACCTGCACACACTGGTGCAGAACCTGGTCAACAATGGCTACGTGCGGGAC
GAGACTGTGCGCGCCGCCCCCTATGACTGGCGGCTGGAGCCCGGCCAGCAGGAGGAGTAC
TACCGCAAGCTCGCAGGGCTGGTGGAGGAGATGCACGCTGCCTATGGGAAGCCTGTCTTC
CTCATTGGCCACAGCCTCGGCTGTCTACACTTGCTCTATTTCCTGCTGCGCCAGCCCCAG
GCCTGGAAGGACCGCTTTATTGATGGCTTCATCTCTCTTGGGGCTCCCTGGGGTGGCTCC
ATCAAGCCCATGCTGGTCTTGGCCTCAGGTGACAACCAGGGCATCCCCATCATGTCCAGC
ATCAAGCTGAAAGAGGAGCAGCGCATAACCACCACCTCCCCCTGGATGTTTCCCTCTCGC
ATGGCGTGGCCTGAGGACCACGTGTTCATTTCCACACCCAGCTTCAACTACACAGGCCGT
GACTTCCAACGCTTCTTTGCAGACCTGCACTTTGAGGAAGGCTGGTACATGTGGCTGCAG
TCACGTGACCTCCTGGCAGGACTCCCAGCACCTGGTGTGGAAGTATACTGTCTTTACGGC
GTGGGCCTGCCCACGCCCCGCACCTACATCTACGACCACGGCTTCCCCTACACGGACCCT
GTGGGTGTGCTCTATGAGGATGGTGATGACACGGTGGCGACCCGCAGCACCGAGCTCTGT
GGCCTGTGGCAGGGCCGCCAGCCACAGCCTGTGCACCTGCTGCCCCTGCACGGGATACAG
CATCTCAACATGGTCTTCAGCAACCTGACCCTGGAGCACATCAATGCCATCCTGCTGGGT
GCCTACCGCCAGGGTCCCCCTGCATCCCCGACTGCCAGCCCAGAGCCCCCGCCTCCTGAA
TAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 440
Molecular Weight 49577.545
Theoretical pI 6.11
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Phosphatidylcholine-sterol acyltransferase
MGPPGSPWQWVTLLLGLLLPPAAPFWLLNVLFPPHTTPKAELSNHTRPVILVPGCLGNQL
EAKLDKPDVVNWMCYRKTEDFFTIWLDLNMFLPLGVDCWIDNTRVVYNRSSGLVSNAPGV
QIRVPGFGKTYSVEYLDSSKLAGYLHTLVQNLVNNGYVRDETVRAAPYDWRLEPGQQEEY
YRKLAGLVEEMHAAYGKPVFLIGHSLGCLHLLYFLLRQPQAWKDRFIDGFISLGAPWGGS
IKPMLVLASGDNQGIPIMSSIKLKEEQRITTTSPWMFPSRMAWPEDHVFISTPSFNYTGR
DFQRFFADLHFEEGWYMWLQSRDLLAGLPAPGVEVYCLYGVGLPTPRTYIYDHGFPYTDP
VGVLYEDGDDTVATRSTELCGLWQGRQPQPVHLLPLHGIQHLNMVFSNLTLEHINAILLG
AYRQGPPASPTASPEPPPPE
GenBank ID Protein 15928623
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P04180
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name LCAT_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID BC014781
GeneCard ID LCAT
GenAtlas ID LCAT
HGNC ID HGNC:6522
References
General References
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