MBOAT

MBOAT
Identifiers
SymbolMBOAT
PfamPF03062
Pfam clanCL0517
InterProIPR004299
Available protein structures:
Pfam  structures / ECOD  
PDBRCSB PDB; PDBe; PDBj
PDBsumstructure summary
MBOAT_2
Identifiers
SymbolMBOAT_2
PfamPF13813
Pfam clanCL0517
Available protein structures:
Pfam  structures / ECOD  
PDBRCSB PDB; PDBe; PDBj
PDBsumstructure summary

The MBOAT (membrane bound O-acyl transferase) family of membrane proteins is a family of various acyltransferase enzymes. All family members contain multiple transmembrane domains and most carry two conserved residues, a conserved histidine (His) embedded in a hydrophobic stretch of residues and an asparagine (Asn) or histidine within a more hydrophilic region some 30-50 residues upstream.

MBOAT enzymes catalyze the transfer of an acyl group from an acyl-coenzyme or accessory protein to one of several different substrates. The family is found from bacteria to eukaryotes.

The family may be grouped into three categories, according to function:

  1. enzymes involved in neutral lipid biosynthesis;
  2. enzymes involved in protein/peptide acylation;
  3. enzymes involved in phospholipid re-modelling.