Acyl-CoA wax alcohol acyltransferase 2

Definition:

Acyltransferase that catalyzes the formation of ester bonds between fatty alcohols and fatty acyl-CoAs to form wax monoesters. Shows a preference for medium chain acyl-CoAs from C12 to C16 in length and fatty alcohols shorter than C20, as the acyl donors and acceptors, respectively. Also possesses acyl-CoA retinol acyltransferase (ARAT) activity that catalyzes 11-cis-specific retinyl ester synthesis. Shows higher catalytic efficiency toward 11-cis-retinol versus 9-cis-retinol, 13-cis-retinol, and all-trans-retinol substrates.

References:

[1]. Zhengping Ma, et al. Synthesis of neutral ether lipid monoalkyl-diacylglycerol by lipid acyltransferases. J Lipid Res. 2017 Jun;58(6):1091-1099. [Content Brief]

[2]. Chi-Liang Eric Yen, et al. A human skin multifunctional O-acyltransferase that catalyzes the synthesis of acylglycerols, waxes, and retinyl esters. J Lipid Res. 2005 Nov;46(11):2388-97. [Content Brief]

[3]. Jeffrey B Cheng, et al. Mammalian wax biosynthesis. II. Expression cloning of wax synthase cDNAs encoding a member of the acyltransferase enzyme family. J Biol Chem. 2004 Sep 3;279(36):37798-807. [Content Brief]

[4]. Joanna J Kaylor, et al. Identification of the 11-cis-specific retinyl-ester synthase in retinal Müller cells as multifunctional O-acyltransferase (MFAT). Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 May 20;111(20):7302-7. [Content Brief]

[5]. Aaron R Turkish, et al. Identification of two novel human acyl-CoA wax alcohol acyltransferases: members of the diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2 (DGAT2) gene superfamily. J Biol Chem. 2005 Apr 15;280(15):14755-64. [Content Brief]

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