Protein
Glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase 2, mitochondrial
Function
Esterifies acyl-group from acyl-ACP to the sn-1 position of glycerol-3-phosphate, an essential step in glycerolipid biosynthesis (PubMed:17013544, PubMed:17689486). Required for primary processing step during piRNA biosynthesis (PubMed:23611983). Molecular mechanisms by which it promotes piRNA biosynthesis are unclear and do not involve its acyltransferase activity (PubMed:23611983).
Similarity
Belongs to the GPAT/DAPAT family.
Sequence
MDTMLKSNPQTQQRSNHNGQETSLWSSSFGMKMEAITPFLGKYRPFMGRCCQTCTPKSWESLFHRSIMDLGFCNVILVKEENTRFRGWLVRRLCYFLWSLEQHIPTSFDASQKIMENTGVQNLLSGRVPGAAGEGQAPELVKKEVQRILGHIQTTPRPFLLRLFSWALLWFLNRLFLNVQLHKGQMKMVQKAVQEGSPLVFLSTHKSLLDGFLLPFVLFSQGLGVVRVALDSRTCSPALRALLRKLGGLFLPPEVNLSLDNSEGILARAVVRATVEELLTSGQPLLIFLEEPPGSPGPRLSALGQAWLGVVIQAVQAGIISDATLVPVAIAYDLVPDAPCNMNHDLAPLGLWTGALAVFRRLCNCWGCNRRVCVRVHLAQPFSLQEYTINARSCWDSRQTLEHLLQPIVLGECSVVPDTEKEQEWTPPTGLLLALKEEDQLLVRRLSRHVLSASVASSAVMSTAIMATLLLLKHQKGVVLSQLLGEFSWLTEETLLRGFDVGFSGQLRCLAQHTLSLLRAHVVLLRVHQGDLVVVPRPGPGLTHLARLSMELLPTFLSEAVGACAVRGLLAGRVPPEGPWELQGIELLSQNELYRQILLLLHLLPQDLLLPQPCQSSYCYCQEVLDRLIQCGLLVAEETPGSRPACDTGRQHLSAKLLWKPSGDFTDSESDDFEEPGGRCFRLSQQSRCPDFFLFLCRLLSPILKAFAQAATFLHLGQLPDSEVAYSEKLFQFLQACAQEEGIFECADPNLAISAVWTFKDLGVLQEMPSPTGPQLHLSPTFATRDNQDKLEQFIRQFICS