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2.3.1.26: sterol O-acyltransferase

This is an abbreviated version!
For detailed information about sterol O-acyltransferase, go to the full flat file.

Word Map on EC 2.3.1.26

Reaction

a long-chain acyl-CoA
+
a sterol
=
CoA
+
a long-chain 3-hydroxysterol ester

Synonyms

A2, ACAT, ACAT-1, ACAT-2, ACAT1, ACAT2, acyl coenzyme A-cholesterol-O-acyltransferase, acyl coenzyme A: cholesteryl acyltransferase, acyl-CoA cholesterol acyltransferase, acyl-CoA cholesterol O-acyltransferase, acyl-CoA: cholesterol acyltransferase, acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase, acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase 1, acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase 2, acyl-coA:cholesterol o-acyl transferase 2, acyl-coenzyme A: cholesterol acyltransferase, acyl-coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase, acyl-coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase 1, acyl-coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase 2, acyl-coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase-1, acyl-coenzyme A:cholesterol O-acyltransferase, acyl-coenzymeA cholesterol acyltransferase, acyl-coenzymeA:cholesterol acyl-transferase, acylcoenzyme A:cholesterol O-acyltransferase, acyltransferase, cholesterol, AsAT, cholesterol acyltransferase, cholesterol acyltransferase 2, cholesterol ester synthase, cholesterol ester synthetase, cholesteryl ester synthetase, hACAT, hACAT-1, hACAT-2, hACAT1, SOAT, SOAT!, Soat1, Soat2, sterol O-acyltransferase 2, sterol-ester synthase, sterol-ester synthetase, steroyl O-acyltransferase 1, steroyl O-acyltransferase 2

ECTree

     2 Transferases
         2.3 Acyltransferases
             2.3.1 Transferring groups other than aminoacyl groups
                2.3.1.26 sterol O-acyltransferase

Systematic Name

Systematic Name on EC 2.3.1.26 - sterol O-acyltransferase

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SYSTEMATIC NAME
IUBMB Comments
long-chain acyl-CoA:sterol O-acyltransferase
The enzyme catalyses the formation of sterol esters from a sterol and long-chain fatty acyl-coenzyme A. The enzyme from yeast, but not from mammals, prefers monounsaturated acyl-CoA. In mammals the enzyme acts mainly on cholesterol and forms cholesterol esters that are stored in cytosolic droplets, which may serve to protect cells from the toxicity of free cholesterol. In macrophages, the accumulation of cytosolic droplets of cholesterol esters results in the formation of `foam cells', a hallmark of early atherosclerotic lesions. In hepatocytes and enterocytes, cholesterol esters can be incorporated into apolipoprotein B-containing lipoproteins for secretion from the cell.