Agpat6—a novel lipid biosynthetic gene required for triacylglycerol production in mammary epithelium

In analyzing the sequence tags for mutant mouse embryonic stem (ES) cell lines in BayGenomics (a mouse gene-trapping resource), we identified a novel gene, 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase (Agpat6), with sequence similarities to previously characterized glycerolipid acyltransferases. Agp...

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Main Authors: Anne P. Beigneux, Laurent Vergnes, Xin Qiao, Steven Quatela, Ryan Davis, Steven M. Watkins, Rosalind A. Coleman, Rosemary L. Walzem, Mark Philips, Karen Reue, Stephen G. Young
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2006-04-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520332697