Protein
Glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase 3
Organism
Rattus norvegicus
Function
Converts glycerol-3-phosphate to 1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate (lysophosphatidic acid or LPA) by incorporating an acyl moiety at the sn-1 position of the glycerol backbone (By similarity). Also converts LPA into 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate (phosphatidic acid or PA) by incorporating an acyl moiety at the sn-2 position of the glycerol backbone (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the 1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase family.
Sequence
MEGTDLVVKLLSTWLTLVGSLILLPSAFGLSLGISEIYMKILVKTLEWATLRIEKGAPKESVLKSPASMGIIQRDESPMEKGLSGLRGRDFELSDVFYFSKKGLEAIVEDEVTQRFSSEELVSWNLLTRTNVNFHYISPKLTIVWVLGVLVRYCFLLPLRVTLAFIGISLLIIGTTLVGQLPDSSLKNWLSELVHLTCCRICVRSLSGTIHYHNKQYRPQKGGICVANHTSPIDVLILATDGCYAMVGQVHGGLMGIIQRAMVKACPHVWFERSEIKDRHLVTKRLKEHIADKKKLPILIFPEGTCINNTSVMMFKKGSFEIGGTIYPVAIKYNPQFGDAFWNSSKYNLVSYLLRIMTSWAIVCDVWYMPPMTREEGEDAVQFANRVKSAIAVQGGLTELPWDGGLKRAKVKDTFKEEQQKTYSKMIVGNGSPSLALDSSTVDNHGSPEPAFRSESL