title: [Progress in the study on diacylgycerol acyltransferase (DGAT)-related genes].
abstract: Diacylgycerol Acyltransferase (DGAT) plays an important role in the formation of lipid in different tissues of biological body. DGAT catalyzes the final step in triacylglycerol (TAG) biosynthesis by converting diacylgycerol (DAG) and fatty acyl-coenzyme A (CoA) into triacylglycerol. This enzyme is coded by both DGAT1 and DGAT2. DGAT1 belongs to the gene family of cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT). DGAT2 belongs to the gene family of monoacylgycerol acyltransferases (MGAT1). This paper reviewed the structure, location on chromosome and biological effect of DGAT-related genes. The relationship between polymorphism and performance of animal was also discussed.
authors.affiliation: College of Animal Science & Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China. mahaiming2000@163.com
authors.forename: Hai-Ming
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Qi-Shun
authors.initials: QS
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Xiao-Chun
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000214:Acyl Coenzyme A / Q000378:metabolism; D000217:Acyltransferases / Q000235:genetics; D000818:Animals; D051048:Diacylglycerol O-Acyltransferase / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D004075:Diglycerides / Q000378:metabolism; D016678:Genome / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017351:N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferases; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000214:Acyl Coenzyme A; D004075:Diglycerides; D014280:Triglycerides; D000217:Acyltransferases; D051048:Diacylglycerol O-Acyltransferase; C459903:MGAT1 protein, mouse; D017351:N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferases