Protein
Lysophospholipid acyltransferase 7
Organism
Caenorhabditis briggsae
Function
Acyltransferase which mediates the conversion of lysophosphatidylinositol (1-acylglycerophosphatidylinositol or LPI) into phosphatidylinositol (1,2-diacyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoinositol or PI) (LPIAT activity). Prefers arachidonoyl-CoA or eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) as the acyl donor. Prefers sn-2-LPI rather than sn-1-LPI as the acyl acceptor. Lysophospholipid acyltransferases (LPLATs) catalyze the reacylation step of the phospholipid remodeling pathway also known as the Lands cycle (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the membrane-bound acyltransferase family.
Sequence
MEKIIGLMSRDDWVYTGLLLFSFAASCYVRKLGNNILASGALGFAMALFIIGPRIAYSLGICAIAVGIQAFAPKKKVPFYVFLTTFTYLMFVRFAHYFLPVVEVASHTNVIQLIITLRIIGITFEENDAWLHKNDENATKRYLTRMPTLLEKFAYFYHFCGLFTGPYYTYQMLLDSQNPALQSWDPTPEVTSRFVRLLWSVPAFVITNHYFPLDSLRSDAIWEVSFFTRLVYAALIFVVFKTRVYSAWAIAESICVILGIGIYPAASNPKIIVGPTDLKVFEGLRDKENVEMNSDAIVNLDIPKVEFSDGFRDGMKAWNRSVQTWLALYVHSRVKFMRVETTMLVSAIWHGTYAGYFMSFGVVAMCAILEDVIFKLVPVNPETGLRPQWFRILYTHTIRCRGFEMLATGFLLKNASDVHHFWSSIYYWLPLLCVPFYIYSVKTAAPKLKLVV