LRAT report

I. Expression across cell types

II. Expression across tissues

sc-RNAseq data

Insufficient scRNA-seq data for expression of LRAT at tissue level.

III. Associated gene sets

GO_0007601Biological processvisual perception
GO_0009617Biological processresponse to bacterium
GO_1990830Biological processcellular response to leukemia inhibitory factor
GO_0033189Biological processresponse to vitamin A
GO_0001523Biological processretinoid metabolic process
GO_0006776Biological processvitamin A metabolic process
GO_0042572Biological processretinol metabolic process
GO_0032370Biological processpositive regulation of lipid transport
GO_0032526Biological processresponse to retinoic acid
GO_0048471Cellular componentperinuclear region of cytoplasm
GO_0005789Cellular componentendoplasmic reticulum membrane
GO_0005783Cellular componentendoplasmic reticulum
GO_0005771Cellular componentmultivesicular body
GO_0005791Cellular componentrough endoplasmic reticulum
GO_0016416Molecular functionO-palmitoyltransferase activity
GO_0102279Molecular functionlecithin:11-cis retinol acyltransferase activity
GO_0019841Molecular functionretinol binding
GO_0047173Molecular functionphosphatidylcholine-retinol O-acyltransferase activity
GO_0016746Molecular functionacyltransferase activity
GO_0001972Molecular functionretinoic acid binding
GO_0005515Molecular functionprotein binding

IV. Literature review

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Gene nameLRAT
Protein nameLecithin retinol acyltransferase
Lecithin retinol acyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.135) (Phosphatidylcholine--retinol O-acyltransferase)
Synonyms
DescriptionFUNCTION: Transfers the acyl group from the sn-1 position of phosphatidylcholine to all-trans retinol, producing all-trans retinyl esters . Retinyl esters are storage forms of vitamin A (Probable). LRAT plays a critical role in vision (Probable). It provides the all-trans retinyl ester substrates for the isomerohydrolase which processes the esters into 11-cis-retinol in the retinal pigment epithelium; due to a membrane-associated alcohol dehydrogenase, 11 cis-retinol is oxidized and converted into 11-cis-retinaldehyde which is the chromophore for rhodopsin and the cone photopigments (Probable). Required for the survival of cone photoreceptors and correct rod photoreceptor cell morphology (By similarity). .

AccessionsENST00000502525.5
O95237
ENST00000507827.5
D6RC94
ENST00000336356.4