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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP01912
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 7319
Name Lecithin retinol acyltransferase
Synonyms
  1. Phosphatidylcholine--retinol O-acyltransferase
Gene Name LRAT
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in phosphatidylcholine-retinol O-acyltransfera
Specific Function Transfers the acyl group from the sn-1 position of phosphatidylcholine to all-trans retinol, producing all-trans retinyl esters. Retinyl esters are storage forms of vitamin A. LRAT plays a critical role in vision. It provides the all-trans retinyl ester substrates for the isomerohydrolase which processes the esters into 11-cis-retinol in the retinal pigment epithelium; due to a membrane-associated alcohol dehydrogenase, 11 cis-retinol is oxidized and converted into 11-cis-retinaldehyde which is the chromophore for rhodopsin and the cone photopigments.
Pathways
  • Retinol metabolism
  • Retinol Metabolism
  • Vitamin A Deficiency
  • Vitamin digestion and absorption
Reactions
Phosphatidylcholine + retinol--[cellular-retinol-binding-protein] → 2-acylglycerophosphocholine + retinyl-ester--[cellular-retinol-binding-protein] details
Phosphatidylcholine + Vitamin A → 2-Acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine + Retinyl ester details
Palmitoylphosphatidylcholine + 11-cis-Retinol → 11-cis-Retinyl palmitate + 2-Acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine details
GO Classification
Biological Process
small molecule metabolic process
embryo development
retinol metabolic process
retinoid metabolic process
steroid metabolic process
visual perception
vitamin A metabolic process
response to stimulus
Cellular Component
endoplasmic reticulum membrane
perinuclear region of cytoplasm
multivesicular body
integral to membrane
rough endoplasmic reticulum
Molecular Function
retinol binding
phosphatidylcholine-retinol O-acyltransferase activity
retinoic acid binding
transferase activity, transferring acyl groups
Cellular Location
  1. Cytoplasm
  2. perinuclear region
  3. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane
  4. Single-pass membrane protein
  5. Endosome
  6. Rough endoplasmic reticulum
  7. multivesicular body
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 4
Locus 4q32.1
SNPs LRAT
Gene Sequence
>693 bp
ATGAAGAACCCCATGCTGGAGGTGGTGTCTTTACTACTGGAGAAGCTGCTCCTCATCTCC
AACTTCACGCTCTTTAGTTCGGGCGCCGCGGGCAAGGACAAAGGGAGGAACAGTTTTTAT
GAAACCAGCTCTTTCCACCGAGGCGACGTGCTGGAGGTGCCCCGGACCCACCTGACCCAC
TATGGCATCTACCTAGGAGACAACCGTGTTGCCCACATGATGCCCGACATCCTGTTGGCC
CTGACAGACGACATGGGGCGCACGCAGAAGGTGGTCTCCAACAAGCGTCTCATCCTGGGC
GTTATTGTCAAAGTGGCCAGCATCCGCGTGGACACAGTGGAGGACTTCGCCTACGGAGCT
AACATCCTGGTCAATCACCTGGACGAGTCCCTCCAGAAAAAGGCACTGCTCAACGAGGAG
GTGGCGCGGAGGGCTGAAAAGCTGCTGGGCTTTACCCCCTACAGCCTGCTGTGGAACAAC
TGCGAGCACTTCGTGACCTACTGCAGATATGGCACCCCGATCAGTCCCCAGTCCGACAAG
TTTTGTGAGACTGTGAAGATAATTATTCGTGATCAGAGAAGTGTTCTTGCTTCAGCAGTC
TTGGGATTGGCGTCTATAGTCTGTACGGGCTTGGTATCATACACTACCCTTCCTGCAATT
TTTATTCCATTCTTCCTATGGATGGCTGGCTAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 230
Molecular Weight 25702.635
Theoretical pI 7.46
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Lecithin retinol acyltransferase
MKNPMLEVVSLLLEKLLLISNFTLFSSGAAGEDKGRNSFYETSSFHRGDVLEVPRTHLTH
YGIYLGDNRVAHMMPDILLALTDDMGRTQKVVSNKRLILGVIVKVASIRVDTVEDFAYGA
NILVNHLDESLQKKALLNEEVARRAEKLLGFTPYSLLWNNCEHFVTYCRYGTPISPQSDK
FCETVKIIIRDQRSVLASAVLGLASIVCTGLVSYTTLPAIFIPFFLWMAG
GenBank ID Protein 4240391
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID O95237
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name LRAT_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID AF071510
GeneCard ID LRAT
GenAtlas ID LRAT
HGNC ID HGNC:6685
References
General References
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