Lecithin retinol acyltransferase

LRAT
Available structures
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Identifiers
Aliases LRAT, LCA14, lecithin retinol acyltransferase (phosphatidylcholine--retinol O-acyltransferase)
External IDs MGI: 1891259 HomoloGene: 3483 GeneCards: LRAT
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez

9227

79235

Ensembl

ENSG00000121207

ENSMUSG00000028003

UniProt

O95237

Q9JI60

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001301645
NM_004744

NM_023624

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001288574.1
NP_004735.2

NP_076113.1

Location (UCSC) Chr 4: 154.63 – 154.75 Mb Chr 3: 82.89 – 82.9 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]
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Lecithin retinol acyltransferase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the LRAT gene.[3][4]

Function

Lecithin retinol acyltransferase is a microsomal enzyme that catalyzes the esterification of all-trans-retinol into all-trans-retinyl ester during phototransduction, an essential reaction for the retinoid cycle in visual system and vitamin A status in liver.

Clinical significance

Mutations in this gene have been associated with early-onset severe retinal dystrophy.[4]

LRAT was overexpressed in colorectal cancer cells compared to normal colonic epithelium. Strong LRAT expression was associated with a poor prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer.[5]

See also

References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:".
  2. "Mouse PubMed Reference:".
  3. Ruiz A, Winston A, Lim YH, Gilbert BA, Rando RR, Bok D (Feb 1999). "Molecular and biochemical characterization of lecithin retinol acyltransferase". J Biol Chem. 274 (6): 3834–41. doi:10.1074/jbc.274.6.3834. PMID 9920938.
  4. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: LRAT lecithin retinol acyltransferase (phosphatidylcholine--retinol O-acyltransferase)".
  5. Brown, Gordon; Beatriz Cash; Daniela Blihoghe; Petronella Johansson; Ayham Alnabulsi; Graeme Murray (2014-03-07). "The Expression and Prognostic Significance of Retinoic Acid Metabolising Enzymes in Colorectal Cancer". PLOS ONE. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0090776.

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