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DGAT2 gene

Known as: ACYL-CoA:DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE 2, DGAT2, DIACYLGLYCEROL O-ACYLTRANSFERASE 2 
 
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2018
Review
2018
Role of DGAT enzymes in triacylglycerol metabolism.
The esterification of a fatty acyl moiety to diacylglycerol to form triacylglycerol (TAG) is catalysed by two diacylglycerol O… Expand
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Review
2013
Review
2013
Hepatic triacylglycerol synthesis and secretion: DGAT2 as the link between glycaemia and triglyceridaemia.
lThe liver regulates both glycaemia and triglyceridaemia. Hyperglycaemia and hypertriglyceridaemia are both characteristic of… Expand
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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
The FATP1–DGAT2 complex facilitates lipid droplet expansion at the ER–lipid droplet interface
A complex between the ER resident protein FATP1 and the lipid droplet–localized DGAT2 protein facilitates lipid droplet expansion… Expand
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Murine Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase-2 (DGAT2) Can Catalyze Triacylglycerol Synthesis and Promote Lipid Droplet Formation Independent of Its Localization to the Endoplasmic Reticulum*
Triacylglycerol (TG) is the major form of stored energy in eukaryotic organisms and is synthesized by two distinct acyl-CoA… Expand
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
DGAT1, DGAT2 and PDAT Expression in Seeds and Other Tissues of Epoxy and Hydroxy Fatty Acid Accumulating Plants
Triacylglycerol (TAG) is the main storage lipid in plants. Acyl-CoA: diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT1 and DGAT2) and… Expand
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Tung Tree DGAT1 and DGAT2 Have Nonredundant Functions in Triacylglycerol Biosynthesis and Are Localized to Different Subdomains of the Endoplasmic Reticulum[W]
Seeds of the tung tree (Vernicia fordii) produce large quantities of triacylglycerols (TAGs) containing ∼80% eleostearic acid, an… Expand
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Colocalization of SCD1 and DGAT2: implying preference for endogenous monounsaturated fatty acids in triglyceride synthesis Published, JLR Papers in Press, June 2, 2006.
Stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturase (SCD) is an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) protein that catalyzes the Δ9-cis desaturation of saturated… Expand
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Identification and functional expression of a type 2 acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT2) in developing castor bean seeds which has high homology to the major triglyceride biosynthetic…
Seed oil from castor bean (Ricinus communis) contains high amounts of hydroxy fatty acid rich triacylglycerols (TAGs) that can… Expand
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Lipopenia and Skin Barrier Abnormalities in DGAT2-deficient Mice*
The synthesis of triglycerides is catalyzed by two known acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT) enzymes. Although they… Expand
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Cloning of DGAT2, a Second Mammalian Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase, and Related Family Members*
Studies involving the cloning and disruption of the gene for acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT) have shown that… Expand
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