AWAT2_MOUSE Q6E1M8
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UniProt:Q6E1M8
Recommended name:Acyl-CoA wax alcohol acyltransferase 2
EC number:EC 2.3.1.75
Alternative names:(11-cis-specific retinyl-ester synthase) (11-cis-RE-synthase) (Acyl-CoA retinol O-fatty-acyltransferase) (ARAT) (Retinol O-fatty-acyltransferase) (Diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 2-like protein 4) (Long-chain-alcohol O-fatty-acyltransferase 2) (Wax synthase) (mWS)
Cleaved into:
GeneID:245532
Gene names (primary ):Awat2
Gene names (synonym ):Dgat2l4 Ws
Gene names (ORF ):
Length:333
Mass:38145
Sequence:MFWPTKKDLKTAMEVFALFQWALSALVIVTTVIIVNLYLVVFTSYWPVTVLMLTWLAFDWKTPERGGRRFTCVRKWRLWKHYSDYFPLKMVKTKDISPDRNYILVCHPHGLMAHSCFGHFATDTTGFSKTFPGITPYMLTLGAFFWVPFLRDYVMSTGSCSVSRSSMDFLLTQKGTGNMLVVVVGGLAECRYSTPGSTTLFLKKRQGFVRTALKHGVSLIPAYAFGETDLYDQHIFTPGGFVNRFQKWFQKMVHIYPCAFYGRGLTKNSWGLLPYSQPVTTVVGEPLPLPKIENPSEEIVAKYHTLYIDALRKLFDQHKTKFGISETQELVIV
Tissue specificity:Expressed in Mueller cells of the retina (at protein level) (PubMed:24799687). Abundant in tissues rich in sebaceous glands such as the preputial gland and eyelid (PubMed:15220349). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15220349, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24799687}.
Induction:
Developmental stage:
Protein families:Diacylglycerol acyltransferase family