MOGAT2, Official Symbol MOGAT2provided by HGNC Official Full Name monoacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 2provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:23248 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000166391 MIM:610270; AllianceGenome:HGNC:23248 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 hDC5; MGAT2; DGAT2L5; DGAT2L5. Summary The protein encoded by this gene is an enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of diacylglycerol from 2-monoacylglycerol and fatty acyl-CoA. The encoded protein is important in the uptake of dietary fat by the small intestine. This protein forms a complex with diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 2 in the endoplasmic reticulum, and this complex catalyzes the synthesis of triacylglycerol. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2015] Annotation information Note: MGAT2 (Gene ID: 4247) and MOGAT2 (Gene ID: 80168) share the MGAT2 symbol/alias in common. MGAT2 is a widely used alternative name for monoacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 2 (MOGAT2), which can be confused with the official symbol for MGAT2, mannosyl (alpha-1,6-)-glycoprotein beta-1,2-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase. [25 Jun 2018] Expression Biased expression in small intestine (RPKM 52.4), duodenum (RPKM 48.1) and 2 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all