Full name: monoacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 2

Gene type: protein coding

RefSeq status: REVIEWED

Also known as: DGAT2L5; DGAT2L5.; MGAT2; hDC5

Summary: The protein encoded by this gene is an enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of diacylglycerol from 2-monoacylglycerol and fatty acyl-CoA. The encoded protein is important in the uptake of dietary fat by the small intestine. This protein forms a complex with diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 2 in the endoplasmic reticulum, and this complex catalyzes the synthesis of triacylglycerol. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2015]

Expression: Biased expression in small intestine (RPKM 52.4), duodenum (RPKM 48.1) and 2 other tissues

Gene size: 15116bp

Exon count: 8