Gene: MBOAT7

Alternate names for this Gene: BB1|LENG4|LPIAT|LPLAT|LRC4|MBOA7|MRT57|OACT7|hMBOA-7

Gene Summary: This gene encodes a member of the membrane-bound O-acyltransferases family of integral membrane proteins that have acyltransferase activity. The encoded protein is a lysophosphatidylinositol acyltransferase that has specificity for arachidonoyl-CoA as an acyl donor. This protein is involved in the reacylation of phospholipids as part of the phospholipid remodeling pathway known as the Land cycle. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.

Gene is located in Chromosome: 19

Location in Chromosome : 19q13.42

Description of this Gene: membrane bound O-acyltransferase domain containing 7

Type of Gene: protein-coding

rs36629 in MBOAT7 gene and Blood Protein Measurement PMID 30072576 2018 Co-regulatory networks of human serum proteins link genetics to disease.

rs40167 in MBOAT7 gene and Polysomnography PMID 23251661 2012 Novel genetic loci identified for the pathophysiology of childhood obesity in the Hispanic population.