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LPCAT3 lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 3

Gene ID: 10162, updated on 3-Nov-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: C3F; LPCAT; LPSAT; OACT5; nessy; MBOAT5; LPLAT 5; LPLAT12

Summary

Enables 1-acylglycerophosphocholine O-acyltransferase activity; 1-acylglycerophosphoethanolamine O-acyltransferase activity; and 1-acylglycerophosphoserine O-acyltransferase activity. Involved in phosphatidylcholine acyl-chain remodeling; phosphatidylethanolamine acyl-chain remodeling; and phosphatidylserine acyl-chain remodeling. Located in endoplasmic reticulum membrane. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Nov 2024]

Genomic context

Location:
12p13.31
Sequence:
Chromosome: 12; NC_000012.12 (6976185..7018476, complement)
Total number of exons:
13

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