LRAT est un gène codé par le symbole LRAT. Communément appelé aussi: Lecithin retinol acyltransferase; Phosphatidylcholine--retinol O-acyltransferase. LRAT a une masse de 25.7kDa, une longueur d'acide aminé de 230, et est impliqué dans Leber congenital amaurosis 14.
Nous proposons 10 des anticorps contre LRAT, élevé dans Lapin, qui sont appropriés pour le WB, IHC, ELISA et ICC/IF avec des échantillons dérivés de Humain, Souris et Rat.
Informations sur les Gènes et les Protéines
Résumé UniProt
Transfers the acyl group from the sn-1 position of phosphatidylcholine to all-trans retinol, producing all-trans retinyl esters (PubMed:9920938). Retinyl esters are storage forms of vitamin A (Probable). LRAT plays a critical role in vision (Probable). 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 (Probable). Required for the survival of cone photoreceptors and correct rod photoreceptor cell morphology (By similarity).
Résumé Entrez
The protein encoded by this gene localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum, where it catalyzes the esterification of all-trans-retinol into all-trans-retinyl ester. This reaction is an important step in vitamin A metabolism in the visual system. Mutations in this gene have been associated with early-onset severe retinal dystrophy and Leber congenital amaurosis 14. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.
Spécificité tissulaire
Hepatic stellate cells and endothelial cells (at protein level). Found at high levels in testis and liver, followed by retinal pigment epithelium, small intestine, prostate, pancreas and colon. Low expression observed in brain. In fetal tissues, expressed in retinal pigment epithelium and liver, and barely in the brain.
Implication dans la maladie
Leber congenital amaurosis 14: A severe dystrophy of the retina, typically becoming evident in the first years of life. Visual function is usually poor and often accompanied by nystagmus, sluggish or near-absent pupillary responses, photophobia, high hyperopia and keratoconus.
Similitudes de séquence
Belongs to the H-rev107 family.
Localisation cellulaire
Endoplasmic reticulum membrane. Rough endoplasmic reticulum. Endosome > Multivesicular body. Cytoplasm > Perinuclear region.
Present in the rough endoplasmic reticulum and multivesicular body in hepatic stellate cells. Present in the rough endoplasmic reticulum and perinuclear region in endothelial cells (By similarity).
