| Partner ID | 1097 |
| Name | Lecithin retinol acyltransferase |
| Synonyms | 2888 |
| Gene name | LRAT |
| General function | Involved in acyltransferase activity |
| Specific function | Transfers the acyl group from the sn-1 position of phosphatidylcholine to all-trans retinol, producing all-trans retinyl esters. Retinyl esters are storage forms of vitamin A. LRAT plays a critical role in vision. It provides the all-trans retinyl ester substrates for the isomerohydrolase which processes the esters into 11-cis-retinol in the retinal pigment epithelium; due to a membrane-associated alcohol dehydrogenase, 11 cis-retinol is oxidized and converted into 11-cis-retinaldehyde which is the chromophore for rhodopsin and the cone photopigments |
| Gene sequence |
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ATGAAGAACCCCATGCTGGAGGTGGTGTCTTTACTACTGGAGAAGCTGCTCCTCATCTCCAACTTCACGCTCTTTAGTTCGGGCGCCGCGGGCAAGGACAAAGGGAGGAACAGTTTTTATGAAACCAGCTCTTTCCACCGAGGCGACGTGCTGGAGGTGCCCCGGACCCACCTGACCCACTATGGCATCTACCTAGGAGACAACCGTGTTGCCCACATGATGCCCGACATCCTGTTGGCCCTGACAGACGACATGGGGCGCACGCAGAAGGTGGTCTCCAACAAGCGTCTCATCCTGGGCGTTATTGTCAAAGTGGCCAGCATCCGCGTGGACACAGTGGAGGACTTCGCCTACGGAGCTAACATCCTGGTCAATCACCTGGACGAGTCCCTCCAGAAAAAGGCACTGCTCAACGAGGAGGTGGCGCGGAGGGCTGAAAAGCTGCTGGGCTTTACCCCCTACAGCCTGCTGTGGAACAACTGCGAGCACTTCGTGACCTACTGCAGATATGGCACCCCGATCAGTCCCCAGTCCGACAAGTTTTGTGAGACTGTGAAGATAATTATTCGTGATCAGAGAAGTGTTCTTGCTTCAGCAGTCTTGGGATTGGCGTCTATAGTCTGTACGGGCTTGGTATCATACACTACCCTTCCTGCAATTTTTATTCCATTCTTCCTATGGATGGCTGGCTAA |
| Protein sequence |
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MKNPMLEVVSLLLEKLLLISNFTLFSSGAAGEDKGRNSFYETSSFHRGDVLEVPRTHLTHYGIYLGDNRVAHMMPDILLALTDDMGRTQKVVSNKRLILGVIVKVASIRVDTVEDFAYGANILVNHLDESLQKKALLNEEVARRAEKLLGFTPYSLLWNNCEHFVTYCRYGTPISPQSDKFCETVKIIIRDQRSVLASAVLGLASIVCTGLVSYTTLPAIFIPFFLWMAG |
| GO Classification | Not Available |
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| Id | Name |
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| DB00162 | Vitamin A |