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SOAT1 - sterol O-acyltransferase 1 Gene

Homo sapiens

Also known as ACAT; SOAT; STAT; ACACT; ACAT1; ACAT-1

Gene ID: 6646 | Gene type: protein coding

About SOAT1

Cytogenetic location: 1q25.2 Genomic coordinates (GRCh38): 1:179,293,797-179,358,680 (from NCBI)

This gene has 4 transcripts (splice variants), 209 orthologues and 2 paralogues. Broad expression in adrenal (RPKM 68.9), prostate (RPKM 11.4) and 17 other tissues.

Summary

The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the Acyltransferase family. It is located in the endoplasmic reticulum, and catalyzes the formation of fatty acid-cholesterol esters. This gene has been implicated in the formation of beta-amyloid and atherosclerotic plaques by controlling the equilibrium between free Cholesterol and cytoplasmic cholesteryl esters. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2011]

SOAT1 Products(3)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_001252511.2 NP_001239440.1 sterol O-acyltransferase 1 isoform 2
NM_001252512.2 NP_001239441.1 sterol O-acyltransferase 1 isoform 3
NM_003101.6 NP_003092.4 sterol O-acyltransferase 1 isoform 1
Gene Ontology
  • Molecular Function
  • Biological Process
  • Cellular Component
Molecular Function GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
enables cholesterol O-acyltransferase activity IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
16647063 GOA
enables cholesterol O-acyltransferase activity IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
8407899 GOA
enables cholesterol binding IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
16647063 GOA
enables fatty-acyl-CoA binding IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
16647063 GOA
enables identical protein binding IPI
IPI: Inferred from physical interaction
32433613 GOA
enables protein binding IPI
IPI: Inferred from physical interaction
21044950 GOA
enables sterol O-acyltransferase activity IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
9756919 GOA
enables sterol O-acyltransferase activity IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
8407899 GOA
Biological Process GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
involved in cholesterol efflux IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
15308631 GOA
involved in cholesterol homeostasis IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
32433614 GOA
acts upstream of or within cholesterol metabolic process IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
9756919 GOA
involved in cholesterol metabolic process IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
16647063 GOA
involved in cholesterol metabolic process IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
8407899 GOA
involved in cholesterol storage IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
8407899 GOA
involved in macrophage derived foam cell differentiation IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
8407899 GOA
involved in positive regulation of amyloid precursor protein biosynthetic process IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
17412327 GOA
involved in very-low-density lipoprotein particle assembly IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
15308631 GOA
Cellular Component GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
located in endoplasmic reticulum IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
10623671 GOA
located in endoplasmic reticulum membrane IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
17412327 GOA
located in membrane IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
9756919 GOA
EXP: Inferred from Experiment IDA: Inferred from direct assay IPI: Inferred from physical interaction IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype IGI: Inferred from genetic interaction IEP: Inferred from expression pattern

SOAT1 Protein Structure

MBOAT

MBOAT: MBOAT, membrane-bound O-acyltransferase family (171 - 520)

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Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

sterol O-acyltransferase 1

acyl-coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase 1

SOAT1 Protein-protein interaction Information

Type
Protein Name Protein ID Interactor Interactor Species Interactor ID Detection Method Reference
Intra
SOAT1 P35610 CARNMT1 Homo sapiens Q8N4J0 28514442
Intra
SOAT1 P35610 CARNMT1 Homo sapiens Q8N4J0 33961781
Intra
SOAT1 P35610 UBIAD1 Homo sapiens Q9Y5Z9 23169578
Intra
SOAT1 P35610 TERF1 Homo sapiens P54274 21044950
Cross: Cross-species interaction Intra: Intraspecies interaction

Related Diseases

Diseases Alias
Chronic Leukemia

Adult Chronic Leukemia

Cll

Cml

Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Hyperlipoproteinemia Type Iia

Familial Hyperbetalipoproteinaemia

Familial Hypercholesteremia

Fredrickson Type Iia Hyperlipoproteinemia

Fredrickson Type Iia Lipidaemia

Hyperbetalipoproteinemia

Type Ii Hyperlipidemia

Familial Hypercholesterolæmia

Familial Hypercholesterolaemia

Fh

Hypercholesterolemia Familial

Hyperlipoproteinemia Type Ii

Hypercholesterolemia, Familial

Atherosclerosis Susceptibility

Atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis, Susceptibility To

ATHS

Atherogenic Lipoprotein Phenotype

Alp

Arteriosclerosis

Adrenal Carcinoma

Adrenal Cancer

Adrenal Gland Cancer

Malignant Neoplasm Of Adrenal Gland

Adrenal Gland Neoplasms

Carcinoma Of The Adrenal Gland

Adrenal Neoplasm

Malignant Adrenal Tumor

Neoplasm Of Adrenal Gland

Tumor Of The Adrenal Gland

Adrenal Gland Neoplasm

Adrenocortical Carcinoma

Adrenal Gland Malignancy

Suprarenal Cancer

Malignant Neoplasm Of Suprarenal Gland

Malignant Neoplasm Of Adrenal Gland, Unspecified

Malignant Tumour Of Adrenal Gland

Suprarenal Gland Cancer

Primary Malignant Neoplasm Of Adrenal Gland

Schnyder Corneal Dystrophy

Schnyder Crystalline Corneal Dystrophy

SCCD

Corneal Dystrophy, Crystalline, Of Schnyder

Corneal Dystrophy, Schnyder Type

Corneal Dystrophy Crystalline Of Schnyder

Crystalline Stromal Dystrophy

Hereditary Crystalline Stromal Dystrophy Of Schnyder

Scd

Corneal Dystrophy, Schnyder

Schnyder Crystalline Dystrophy Sine Crystals

Dystrophy, Corneal, Crystalline, Schnyder

Hyper Ige Syndrome

Hyper-Ige Syndrome

Hyper Immunoglobulin E Syndrome

Hies

Hyper-Ige Recurrent Infection Syndrome

Hyperimmunoglobulin E Syndrome

Hyper Ige

Job Syndrome

Hartnup Disease

Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic Carcinoma

Carcinoma Of Pancreas

Familial Pancreatic Carcinoma

Pancreatic Neoplasm

Pancreatic Carcinoma, Familial

Malignant Neoplasm Of Pancreas

Pancreatic Acinar Carcinoma

Pancreatic Tumor

Familial Pancreatic Cancer

Neoplasm Of The Pancreas

Cancer Of The Pancreas

Pancreatic Carcinoma, Somatic

Pancreatic Cancer, Somatic

Ca Body Of Pancreas

Ca Head Of Pancreas

Ca Tail Of Pancreas

Malignant Neoplasm Of Body Of Pancreas

Malignant Neoplasm Of Head Of Pancreas

Malignant Neoplasm Of Tail Of Pancreas

Pancreas Neoplasm

Exocrine Cancer

Exocrine Pancreas Carcinoma

Hereditary Pancreatic Cancer

Hereditary Pancreatic Carcinoma

PNCA

Pancreatic Cancer, Susceptibility To

Carcinoma Of Head Of Pancreas

Pancreatic Neoplasms

Pancreatic Tumors

Cancer, Pancreatic

Cancer Of Pancreas

Mixed Islet Cell With Exocrine Carcinoma Of Unspecified Site

Lipid Metabolism Disorder

Dyslipidemia

Disorder Of Fatty Acid Metabolism

Lipid Metabolism Disorders

Fatty Acid Metabolism Disorder

Disorder Of Lipid Metabolism

Abnormality Of Lipid Metabolism

Lipid Metabolism, Inborn Errors

Dyslipidemias

Disorders Of Lipid Metabolism

Congenital Disorders Of Lipid Metabolism

Inherited Disorders Of Lipid Metabolism

Adrenal Cortex Disease

Adrenal Cortex Diseases

Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma

Adrenocortical Carcinoma

Adrenal Cortex Carcinoma

Carcinoma Of The Adrenal Cortex

Acc

Adrenocortical Cancer

Carcinoma Adrenocortical

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Bowel Disease, Inflammatory

Alzheimer Disease, Familial, 1

Alzheimer Disease

Alzheimer'S Disease

Presenile And Senile Dementia

AD1

Alzheimer Disease, Susceptibility To

Alzheimer Disease, Late-Onset, Susceptibility To

Alzheimer Disease 1, Familial

AD

Familial Alzheimer Disease

Alzheimer Disease, Late-Onset

Alzheimers Dementia

Alzheimer Dementia

Alzheimer Sclerosis

Alzheimer Syndrome

Alzheimer-Type Dementia

Dat

Primary Senile Degenerative Dementia

Sdat

Alzheimer Disease 1

Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer Disease

Early-Onset Alzheimer Disease With Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy

Late Onset Alzheimer Disease

Alzheimers Disease

Alzheimer Disease, Early-Onset, With Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy

Late-Onset Alzheimers Disease

Alzheimer'S Disease Pathway Kegg

Dementia Due To Alzheimer'S Disease

Alzheimer Disease Type 1

Alzheimers

Body Mass Index Quantitative Trait Locus 11

OBESITY

Obesity, Susceptibility To

Leanness, Inherited

Obesity, Susceptibility To, Bmiq11

Obesity, Mild, Early-Onset

Obesity, Association With

Obesity, Early-Onset, Susceptibility To

Obesity, Severe

Obesity, Severe, And Type Ii Diabetes

Obesity, Late-Onset

Obesity , Susceptibility To

BMIQ11

Obesity Bmiq11

Obesity, Early-Onset

Simple Obesity Nos

Excess Fat

Obesity, Not Elsewhere Classified, Body Mass Index Not Elsewhere Classified

Adiposis

Diseases Alias
Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Macroglobulinemia Of Waldenstrom

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma With Igm Gammopathy

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Macroglobulinemia Of Waldenstrom

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma With Igm Gammopathy

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Bos taurus SOAT1 VGNC VGNC:35116
Mus musculus SOAT1 MGD MGI:104665
Macaca mulatta SOAT1 VGNC VGNC:77685
Canis familiaris SOAT1 VGNC VGNC:46646
Felis catus SOAT1 VGNC VGNC:65561
Rattus norvegicus SOAT1 RGD RGD:621641