AWAT2, Official Symbol AWAT2provided by HGNC Official Full Name acyl-CoA wax alcohol acyltransferase 2provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:23251 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000147160 MIM:300925; AllianceGenome:HGNC:23251 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 WS; DC4; ARAT; MFAT; DGAT2L4 Summary This gene encodes an enzyme belonging to the diacylglycerol acyltransferase family. This enzyme produces wax esters by the esterification of long chain (or wax) alcohols with acyl-CoA-derived fatty acids. It functions in lipid metabolism in the skin, mostly in undifferentiated peripheral sebocytes. This enzyme may also have acyl-CoA:retinol acyltransferase activities, where it catalyzes the synthesis of diacylglycerols and retinyl esters. [provided by RefSeq, May 2010] Expression Low expression observed in reference dataset See more Orthologs mouse all