AWAT2 Polyclonal Antibody

This gene encodes an enzyme belonging to the diacylglycerol acyltransferase family. This enzyme produces wax esters by the esterification of long chain (or wax) alcohols with acyl-CoA-derived fatty acids. It functions in lipid metabolism in the skin, mostly in undifferentiated peripheral sebocytes. This enzyme may also have acyl-CoA:retinol acyltransferase activities, where it catalyzes the synthesis of diacylglycerols and retinyl esters.

Acyl-CoA wax alcohol acyltransferase 2 ;EC 2.3.1.75;Acyl-CoA retinol O-fatty-acyltransferase;ARAT;Retinol O-fatty-acyltransferase;EC 2.3.1.76;Diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 2-like protein