About Products Protein Database Contact

AWAT1

Gene
AWAT1
Protein
Acyl-CoA wax alcohol acyltransferase 1
Organism
Homo sapiens
Length
328 amino acids
Function
Acyltransferase that predominantly esterify long chain (wax) alcohols with acyl-CoA-derived fatty acids to produce wax esters. Wax esters are enriched in sebum, suggesting that it plays a central role in lipid metabolism in skin. Has a preference for arachidyl alcohol as well as decyl alcohol, demonstrating its relatively poor activity using saturated long chain alcohols (C16, C18, and C20).
Similarity
Belongs to the diacylglycerol acyltransferase family.
Mass
37.759 kDa
Sequence
MAHSKQPSHFQSLMLLQWPLSYLAIFWILQPLFVYLLFTSLWPLPVLYFAWLFLDWKTPERGGRRSAWVRNWCVWTHIRDYFPITILKTKDLSPEHNYLMGVHPHGLLTFGAFCNFCTEATGFSKTFPGITPHLATLSWFFKIPFVREYLMAKGVCSVSQPAINYLLSHGTGNLVGIVVGGVGEALQSVPNTTTLILQKRKGFVRTALQHGAHLVPTFTFGETEVYDQVLFHKDSRMYKFQSCFRRIFGFYCCVFYGQSFCQGSTGLLPYSRPIVTVVGEPLPLPQIEKPSQEMVDKYHALYMDALHKLFDQHKTHYGCSETQKLFFL

Gene
Awat1
Protein
Acyl-CoA wax alcohol acyltransferase 1
Organism
Mus musculus
Length
328 amino acids
Function
Acyltransferase that predominantly esterify long chain (wax) alcohols with acyl-CoA-derived fatty acids to produce wax esters. Wax esters are enriched in sebum, suggesting that it plays a central role in lipid metabolism in skin. Has a preference for arachidyl alcohol as well as decyl alcohol, demonstrating its relatively poor activity using saturated long chain alcohols (C16, C18, and C20) (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the diacylglycerol acyltransferase family.
Mass
37.573 kDa
Sequence
MSCSMKTEHLQSLSLLQWPLSYVAMFWIVQPLLICLLFTPLWPLPTVYFVWLLLDWKTPDKGGRRSDWVRNWNVWNHIRDYFPITILKTKDLSPSENYIMGVHPHGLLTFGAFCNFCTEATGFSKTFPGITPHLATLSWFFKIPIIRDYIMAKGLCSVSQASIDYLLSHGTGNLVGIVVGGVGEALQSVPNTTTLLLKKRKGFVRTALQHGAHLVPTFTFGETEVYDQVLFHEDSRMFKFQSLFRRIFGFYCCVFYGQGFHQDCKGLLPYHKPIITVVGEALPLPQVKNPSPEIVDKYHALYMDALYKLFEQHKVQYGCSNTQKLIFL