Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 84803
Gene name Glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase 3
Gene symbol GPAT3
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
AGPAT 10AGPAT10AGPAT8AGPAT9HMFN0839LPAAT-thetaMAG1
Chromosome 4
Chromosome location 4q21.23
Summary This gene encodes a member of the lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase protein family. The encoded protein is an enzyme which catalyzes the conversion of glycerol-3-phosphate to lysophosphatidic acid in the synthesis of triacylglycerol. Multiple alternat
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:0003841 Function 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase activity IDA 19318427
GO:0003841 Function 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase activity IEA
GO:0003841 Function 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase activity TAS
GO:0004366 Function Glycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase activity IDA 19318427
GO:0004366 Function Glycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase activity IDA 17170135
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
610958 28157 ENSG00000138678
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q53EU6
Protein name Glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase 3 (GPAT-3) (EC 2.3.1.15) (1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase 10) (AGPAT 10) (1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase 9) (1-AGP acyltransferase 9) (1-AGPAT 9) (EC 2.3.1.51) (Acyl-CoA:glycerol-3-ph
Protein function Converts glycerol-3-phosphate to 1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate (lysophosphatidic acid or LPA) by incorporating an acyl moiety at the sn-1 position of the glycerol backbone (PubMed:17170135). Also converts LPA into 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosp
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF01553 Acyltransferase 209 332 Acyltransferase Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Widely expressed. Expressed in liver, kidney, testis, brain, heart, skeletal muscle, thyroid, prostate, thymus and placenta. Also expressed lung and adipose tissue. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17002884, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17170135, ECO:0000269
Sequence
MEGAELAGKILSTWLTLVLGFILLPSVFGVSLGISEIYMKILVKTLEWATIRIEKGTPKE
SILKNSASVGIIQRDESPMEKGLSGLRGRDFELSDVFYFSKKGLEAIVEDEVTQRFSSEE
LVSWNLLTRTNVNFQYISLRLTMVWVLGVIVRYCVLLPLRVTLAFIGISLLVIGTTLVGQ
LPDSSLKNWLSELVHLTCCRICVRALSGTIHYHNKQYRPQKGGICVANHTSPIDVLILTT
DGCYAMVGQVHGGLMGIIQRAMVKACPHVWFERSEMKDRHLVTKRLKEHIADKKKLPILI
FPEGTCINNTSVMMFKKGSFEIGGTIHPVAIK
YNPQFGDAFWNSSKYNMVSYLLRMMTSW
AIVCDVWYMPPMTREEGEDAVQFANRVKSAIAIQGGLTELPWDGGLKRAKVKDIFKEEQQ
KNYSKMIVGNGSLS
Sequence length 434
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Glycerolipid metabolism
Glycerophospholipid metabolism
Metabolic pathways
  Synthesis of PA
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Thyroid cancer, nonmedullary, 1 Uncertain significance rs1318794137 RCV005937502
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Endometrial Neoplasms Associate 32894095
Stomach Neoplasms Inhibit 34549263