Reactome | AWAT2 transfers acyl group from acyl-CoA to MAG, forming DAG

AWAT2 transfers acyl group from acyl-CoA to MAG, forming DAG

Stable Identifier

R-HSA-5696448

Type

Reaction [transition]

Species

Homo sapiens

Compartment

endoplasmic reticulum membrane, cytosol

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AWAT2 transfers acyl group from acyl-CoA to MAG, forming DAG

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Acyl-CoA wax alcohol acyltransferase 2 (AWAT2 aka MFAT) is an enzyme highly expressed in skin and thought to play an important role in lipid metabolism in skin. AWAT2 can transfer an acyl group from acyl-CoA to monoacylglycerol, long-chain alcohol, and retinol to form diacylglycerols, wax monoesters and retinyl esters, respectively. Human skin surface lipids are mainly composed of triacylglycerol and wax monoesters (Yen et al. 2005, Turkish et al. 2005).

Literature References

PubMed ID	Title	Journal	Year
15671038	Identification of two novel human acyl-CoA wax alcohol acyltransferases: members of the diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2 (DGAT2) gene superfamily Turkish, AR, Henneberry, AL, Cromley, D, Padamsee, M, Oelkers, P, Bazzi, H, Christiano, AM, Billheimer, JT, Sturley, SL	J. Biol. Chem.	2005
16106050	A human skin multifunctional O-acyltransferase that catalyzes the synthesis of acylglycerols, waxes, and retinyl esters Yen, CL, Brown, CH, Monetti, M, Farese, RV	J. Lipid Res.	2005