DGAT2 (diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 2)
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Gene
Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
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| Entrez ID | 84649 |
| Gene name | Diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 2 |
| Gene symbol | DGAT2 |
| Synonyms (NCBI Gene) |
ARATGS1999FULLHMFN1045
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| Chromosome | 11 |
| Chromosome location | 11q13.5 |
| Summary | This gene encodes one of two enzymes which catalyzes the final reaction in the synthesis of triglycerides in which diacylglycerol is covalently bound to long chain fatty acyl-CoAs. The encoded protein catalyzes this reaction at low concentrations of magne |
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miRNA
miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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Gene ontology (GO)
Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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Other IDs
Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
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Protein
Protein information from UniProt database.
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UniProt ID
Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
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Q96PD7 | ||||||||||
| Protein name | Diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 2 (EC 2.3.1.20) (Acyl-CoA retinol O-fatty-acyltransferase) (ARAT) (Retinol O-fatty-acyltransferase) (EC 2.3.1.76) (Diglyceride acyltransferase 2) | ||||||||||
| Protein function | Essential acyltransferase that catalyzes the terminal and only committed step in triacylglycerol synthesis by using diacylglycerol and fatty acyl CoA as substrates. Required for synthesis and storage of intracellular triglycerides (PubMed:271844 | ||||||||||
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| Tissue specificity | TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Predominantly expressed in liver and white adipose tissue. Expressed at lower level in mammary gland, testis and peripheral blood leukocytes. Expressed in sebaceous glands of normal skin but decreased psoriatic skin. {ECO:0000269|PubMe | ||||||||||
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| Sequence length | 388 | ||||||||||
| Interactions | View interactions | ||||||||||
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Pathways
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Associated diseases
Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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