AWAT2 transfers acyl group from acyl-CoA to MAG, forming DAG
MAG + Acyl-CoA → DAG + CoA-SH
- Reactome
- R-HSA-5696448
- Compartment
- endoplasmic reticulum membrane · cytosol
- Rhea
- None recorded
Inputs
- MAGCHEBI:17408, C4H7O4R, endoplasmic reticulum membrane
- Acyl-CoACHEBI:58342, C22H31N7O17P3SR, endoplasmic reticulum membrane
Outputs
- DAGCHEBI:17815, C5H6O5R2, endoplasmic reticulum membrane
- CoA-SHCHEBI:57287, C21H32N7O16P3S, cytosol
Catalysed by
- 2-acylglycerol O-acyltransferase activity of AWAT2 [endoplasmic reticulum membrane]EC 2.3.1.22; UniProt Q6E213
Literature
- Identification of two novel human acyl-CoA wax alcohol acyltransferases: members of the diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2 (DGAT2) gene superfamily J. Biol. Chem., 2005
- A human skin multifunctional O-acyltransferase that catalyzes the synthesis of acylglycerols, waxes, and retinyl esters J. Lipid Res., 2005