Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 3931
Gene name Lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase
Gene symbol LCAT
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
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Chromosome 16
Chromosome location 16q22.1
Summary This gene encodes the extracellular cholesterol esterifying enzyme, lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase. The esterification of cholesterol is required for cholesterol transport. Mutations in this gene have been found to cause fish-eye disease as well as
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs28940886 C>T Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs28940887 G>A Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs28940888 G>A,T Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs28942087 A>G Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs121908048 C>T Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT029711 hsa-miR-26b-5p Microarray 19088304
MIRT711551 hsa-miR-6890-3p HITS-CLIP 19536157
MIRT711550 hsa-miR-1304-3p HITS-CLIP 19536157
MIRT711549 hsa-miR-8064 HITS-CLIP 19536157
MIRT711548 hsa-miR-6836-3p HITS-CLIP 19536157
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
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Transcription factor Regulation Reference
SP1 Unknown 9610763
SP3 Unknown 9610763
STAT3 Unknown 12032172
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0003847 Function 1-alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine esterase activity IDA 8016111
GO:0003847 Function 1-alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine esterase activity IEA
GO:0004607 Function Phosphatidylcholine-sterol O-acyltransferase activity IBA
GO:0004607 Function Phosphatidylcholine-sterol O-acyltransferase activity IDA 3458198, 4335615, 10559507, 15654758, 26195816
GO:0004607 Function Phosphatidylcholine-sterol O-acyltransferase activity IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
606967 6522 ENSG00000213398
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P04180
Protein name Phosphatidylcholine-sterol acyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.43) (1-alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine esterase) (EC 3.1.1.47) (Lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase) (Phospholipid-cholesterol acyltransferase) (Platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase) (PAF ace
Protein function Central enzyme in the extracellular metabolism of plasma lipoproteins. Synthesized mainly in the liver and secreted into plasma where it converts cholesterol and phosphatidylcholines (lecithins) to cholesteryl esters and lysophosphatidylcholines
PDB 4X96 , 4XWG , 4XX1 , 5BV7 , 5TXF , 6MVD
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF02450 LCAT 81 408 Lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Detected in blood plasma (PubMed:10222237, PubMed:3458198, PubMed:8820107). Detected in cerebral spinal fluid (at protein level) (PubMed:10222237). Detected in liver (PubMed:3458198, PubMed:3797244). Expressed mainly in brain, liver an
Sequence
Sequence length 440
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Glycerophospholipid metabolism
Cholesterol metabolism
  HDL remodeling
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
Cardiovascular phenotype Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs370803551, rs967875404, rs28940888 RCV002373478
RCV002362554
RCV006342070
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Fish-eye disease Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs2151319998, rs121908050, rs121908051, rs28940888, rs121908055, rs121908056, rs121908057, rs794726664, rs140068549 RCV005006315
RCV000003845
RCV000003847
RCV005016233
RCV002496248
View all (4 more)
★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
LCAT deficiency Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs267607211, rs121908048, rs794726662, rs121908049, rs967875404, rs121908054, rs28942087, rs28940887, rs794726663, rs28940888, rs121908055, rs776035233, rs779114194, rs140068549 RCV000003841
RCV000003842
RCV000003843
RCV000003844
RCV000003846
View all (9 more)
★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
LCAT-related disorder Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs121908050, rs1461145750 RCV004754238
RCV003405840
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Cervical cancer Benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
CROHN'S DISEASE GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Acute Coronary Syndrome Coronary Syndrome BEFREE 29570220, 30894011
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anemia Anemia BEFREE 31164121
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anemia Anemia CLINVAR_DG 31164121
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anemia Anemia Pubtator 31164121 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anemia Sickle Cell Sickle cell anemia Pubtator 28436274 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anemia, Hemolytic Anemia HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anemia, Sickle Cell Anemia BEFREE 28436274
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Arcus Senilis Arcus Senilis BEFREE 28682808
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Arteriosclerosis Arteriosclerosis BEFREE 10407490, 10601244, 10882342, 11111093, 11718688, 17113061, 18287885, 19303980, 25964513, 29222858, 29526535, 30518338, 9587674, 9930350
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis BEFREE 10407490, 10601244, 10882342, 11111093, 11718688, 17113061, 18287885, 19303980, 25964513, 29222858, 29526535, 30518338, 9587674, 9930350
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only