Function
Lipase that preferentially hydrolysis medium-chain saturated monoacylglycerols including 2-arachidonoylglycerol (PubMed:18096503, PubMed:20657592). Through 2-arachidonoylglycerol degradation may regulate endocannabinoid signaling pathways (PubMed:18096503, PubMed:20657592). Also has a lysophosphatidyl lipase activity with a preference for lysophosphatidylglycerol among other lysophospholipids (PubMed:24095738). Also able to degrade bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate (BMP) and constitutes the major enzyme for BMP catabolism (PubMed:26491015). BMP, also known as lysobisphosphatidic acid, is enriched in late endosomes and lysosomes and plays a key role in the formation of intraluminal vesicles and in lipid sorting (PubMed:26491015).
Sequence
MDLDVVNMFVIAGGTLAIPILAFVASFLLWPSALIRIYYWYWRRTLGMQVRYAHHEDYQFCYSFRGRPGHKPSILMLHGFSAHKDMWLSVVKFLPKNLHLVCVDMPGHEGTTRSSLDDLSIVGQVKRIHQFVECLKLNKKPFHLIGTSMGGHVAGVYAAYYPSDVCSLSLVCPAGLQYSTDNPFVQRLKELEESAAIQKIPLIPSTPEEMSEMLQLCSYVRFKVPQQILQGLVDVRIPHNSFYRKLFLEIVNEKSRYSLHENMDKIKVPTQIIWGKQDQVLDVSGADILAKSISNSQVEVLENCGHSVVMERPRKTAKLIVDFLASVHNTDNKKLN