LCAT

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gene gene Q14905444
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LCAT

Summary

LCAT is a gene[1].

Key Facts

  • LCAT's instance of is recorded as gene[2].
  • LCAT is a type of protein-coding gene[3].
  • LCAT's HomoloGene ID is recorded as 68042[4].
  • LCAT's genomic start is recorded as 67939750[5].
  • LCAT's genomic start is recorded as 67973653[6].
  • LCAT's genomic end is recorded as 67944131[7].
  • LCAT's genomic end is recorded as 67978034[8].
  • LCAT's molecular function is recorded as phosphatidylcholine-sterol O-acyltransferase activity[9].
  • LCAT's molecular function is recorded as protein binding[10].
  • LCAT's molecular function is recorded as O-acyltransferase activity[11].
  • LCAT's molecular function is recorded as transferase activity[12].
  • LCAT's molecular function is recorded as acyltransferase activity[13].
  • LCAT's molecular function is recorded as apolipoprotein A-I binding[14].
  • LCAT's cell component is recorded as extracellular region[15].
  • LCAT's cell component is recorded as extracellular space[16].
  • LCAT's cell component is recorded as high-density lipoprotein particle[17].
  • LCAT's cell component is recorded as extracellular exosome[18].
  • LCAT's biological process is recorded as lipid metabolism[19].
  • LCAT's biological process is recorded as phospholipid metabolic process[20].
  • LCAT's biological process is recorded as phosphatidylcholine biosynthetic process[21].
  • LCAT's biological process is recorded as steroid metabolic process[22].
  • LCAT's biological process is recorded as cholesterol metabolic process[23].
  • LCAT's biological process is recorded as cholesterol transport[24].
  • LCAT's biological process is recorded as very-low-density lipoprotein particle remodeling[25].
  • LCAT's biological process is recorded as high-density lipoprotein particle remodeling[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Interaction of lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT).alpha 2-macroglobulin complex with low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein (LRP). Evidence for an alpha 2-macroglobulin/LRP receptor-mediated system participating in LCAT clearance. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Interaction of rat lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase with rat apolipoprotein A-I and with lecithin-cholesterol vesicles. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . Distribution and localization of lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase and cholesteryl ester transfer activity in A-I-containing lipoproteins. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . In-depth proteomic analyses of exosomes isolated from expressed prostatic secretions in urine. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . A protein cofactor of lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . Role of the interfacial binding domain in the oxidative susceptibility of lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . Fractional efflux and net change in cellular cholesterol content mediated by sera from mice expressing both human apolipoprotein AI and human lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase genes. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . Apolipoprotein E is the major physiological activator of lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) on apolipoprotein B lipoproteins. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hgnc gene symbol LCAT
    Genetic association Fish-eye disease, Norum disease
    Refseq rna id NM_000229
    Exact match http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/3931
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