LPCAT1 Recombinant Protein

Source : Escherichia Coli. LPCAT1 Human Recombinant produced in E.coli is a single, non-glycosylated polypeptide chain containing 479 amino acids (79-534a.a) and having a molecular mass of 53.4kDa. LPCAT1 is fused to a 23 amino acid His-tag at N-terminus & purified by proprietary chromatographic techniques. Lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 1 (LPCAT1) is a part of the 1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase family. LPCAT1 is a key enzyme for remodeling phospholipids, including phosphatidylcholine. LPCAT1 possesses both acyltransferase and acetyltransferase activities and also mediates the conversion of 1-acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (LPC) into phosphatidylcholine (PC). LPCAT1 presents a clear preference for saturated fatty acyl-CoAs, and 1-myristoyl or 1-palmitoyl LPC as acyl donors and acceptors, respectively. LPCAT1 synthesizes phosphatidylcholine in pulmonary surfactant and therefore playing an important role in respiratory physiology.