AGPAT3, Official Symbol AGPAT3provided by HGNC Official Full Name 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase 3provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:326 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000160216 MIM:614794; AllianceGenome:HGNC:326 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 Also known as LPAAT3; LPLAT3; 1-AGPAT 3; LPAAT-GAMMA1 Summary The protein encoded by this gene is an acyltransferase that converts lysophosphatidic acid into phosphatidic acid, which is the second step in the de novo phospholipid biosynthetic pathway. The encoded protein may be an integral membrane protein. Two transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in kidney (RPKM 24.0), brain (RPKM 12.1) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all