InterPro domain: IPR007130

General Information

  • Identifier IPR007130
  • Description Diacylglycerol acyltransferase
  • Number of genes 647
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  • Associated GO terms GO:0016747  

Abstract

The terminal step of triacylglycerol (TAG) formation is catalysed by the enzyme diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DAGAT) [ 1 , 2 ].


1. Synthesis of triacylglycerols by the acyl-coenzyme A:diacyl-glycerol acyltransferase Dga1p in lipid particles of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J. Bacteriol. 184, 519-24
2. The DGA1 gene determines a second triglyceride synthetic pathway in yeast. J. Biol. Chem. 277, 8877-81

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