Full name: 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase 1

Gene type: protein coding

RefSeq status: REVIEWED

Also known as: 1-AGPAT1; G15; LPAAT-alpha; LPAATA; LPLAT1

Summary: This gene encodes an enzyme that converts lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) into phosphatidic acid (PA). LPA and PA are two phospholipids involved in signal transduction and in lipid biosynthesis in cells. This enzyme localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum. This gene is located in the class III region of the human major histocompatibility complex. Alternative splicing results in two transcript variants encoding the same protein. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Expression: Ubiquitous expression in testis (RPKM 25.5), brain (RPKM 21.6) and 25 other tissues

Gene size: 9897bp

Exon count: 11