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LCAT lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 3931, updated on 3-May-2025
Official Symbol
LCATprovided by HGNC
Official Full Name
lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferaseprovided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:6522
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000213398 MIM:606967; AllianceGenome:HGNC:6522
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Homo sapiens
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Summary
This gene encodes the extracellular cholesterol esterifying enzyme, lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase. The esterification of cholesterol is required for cholesterol transport. Mutations in this gene have been found to cause fish-eye disease as well as LCAT deficiency. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Expression
Broad expression in liver (RPKM 51.1), skin (RPKM 11.1) and 19 other tissues See more
Orthologs
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Location:
16q22.1
Exon count:
6
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2024_08 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 16 NC_000016.10 (67939750..67944120, complement)
RS_2024_08 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 16 NC_060940.1 (73735523..73739893, complement)
RS_2024_09 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 16 NC_000016.9 (67973653..67978023, complement)

Chromosome 16 - NC_000016.10Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene protein serine kinase H1 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:67964222-67964739 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:67964740-67965256 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 10993 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 10994 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 10995 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 10996 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:67973687-67974296 Neighboring gene chymotrypsin like Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 10998 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:67976255-67977154 Neighboring gene proteasome 20S subunit beta 10 Neighboring gene solute carrier family 12 member 4 Neighboring gene CDK7 strongly-dependent group 2 enhancer GRCh37_chr16:67992978-67994177 Neighboring gene ReSE screen-validated silencer GRCh37_chr16:67998939-67999110 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:68000156-68000674 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7633 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7634 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7635 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:68013726-68014226 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7636 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 6452 Neighboring gene dipeptidase 3 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 10999 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 11000 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 11001 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7637 Neighboring gene dipeptidase 2 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:68031810-68032326

  • Project title: Tissue-specific circular RNA induction during human fetal development
  • Description: 35 human fetal samples from 6 tissues (3 - 7 replicates per tissue) collected between 10 and 20 weeks gestational time were sequenced using Illumina TruSeq Stranded Total RNA
  • BioProject: PRJNA270632
  • Publication: PMID 26076956
  • Analysis date: Mon Apr 2 22:54:59 2018

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

Associated conditions

Description Tests
Fish-eye disease
MedGen: C0342895 OMIM: 136120 GeneReviews: Not available
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Norum disease
MedGen: C0023195 OMIM: 245900 GeneReviews: Not available
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EBI GWAS Catalog

Description
Biological insights from 108 schizophrenia-associated genetic loci.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Common variants at 30 loci contribute to polygenic dyslipidemia.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genetic variants influencing circulating lipid levels and risk of coronary artery disease.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genome-wide association analysis of metabolic traits in a birth cohort from a founder population.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genome-wide association study of coronary heart disease and its risk factors in 8,090 African Americans: the NHLBI CARe Project.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Newly identified loci that influence lipid concentrations and risk of coronary artery disease.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

Markers

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables 1-alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine esterase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables 1-alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine esterase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables O-acyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables acyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables apolipoprotein A-I binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables hydrolase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables phosphatidylcholine-sterol O-acyltransferase activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables phosphatidylcholine-sterol O-acyltransferase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables phosphatidylcholine-sterol O-acyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables phosphatidylcholine-sterol O-acyltransferase activity NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
enables phosphatidylcholine-sterol O-acyltransferase activity TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
enables phospholipase A2 activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables platelet-activating factor acetyltransferase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables platelet-activating factor acetyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables sterol ester esterase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables transferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in aflatoxin metabolic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in cholesterol homeostasis IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
acts_upstream_of_or_within cholesterol metabolic process IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in cholesterol metabolic process IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
acts_upstream_of_or_within cholesterol metabolic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in cholesterol metabolic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within cholesterol transport IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in high-density lipoprotein particle remodeling IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in high-density lipoprotein particle remodeling TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
involved_in lipid metabolic process IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in lipid metabolic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within lipoprotein biosynthetic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in lipoprotein metabolic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in phosphatidylcholine biosynthetic process IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in phosphatidylcholine biosynthetic process IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in phosphatidylcholine metabolic process IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in phospholipid metabolic process IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in regulation of high-density lipoprotein particle assembly IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in response to copper ion IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in response to glucocorticoid IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in reverse cholesterol transport IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in steroid metabolic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in very-low-density lipoprotein particle remodeling IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in extracellular exosome HDA PubMed 
located_in extracellular region IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in extracellular region TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
is_active_in extracellular space IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
located_in extracellular space IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in extracellular space IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
part_of high-density lipoprotein particle IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
Preferred Names
phosphatidylcholine-sterol acyltransferase
Names
1-alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine esterase
PAF acetylhydrolase
phosphatidylcholine--sterol O-acyltransferase
phospholipid-cholesterol acyltransferase
platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase
testicular secretory protein Li 24
NP_000220.1

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

Genomic

  1. NG_009778.1 RefSeqGene

    Range
    4993..9363
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_000229.2NP_000220.1  phosphatidylcholine-sterol acyltransferase precursor

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_000220.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AC040162
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS10854.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    P04180, Q53XQ3
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A140VK24
    Related
    ENSP00000264005.5, ENST00000264005.10
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    pfam02450
    Location:83408
    LCAT; Lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2024_08

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000016.10 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Range
    67939750..67944120 complement
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    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_060940.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Range
    73735523..73739893 complement
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    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)