Ghrelin O-acyltransferase

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Ghrelin O-acyltransferase also known as membrane bound O-acyltransferase domain containing 4 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MBOAT4 gene. It is homologous to other membrane-bound O-acyltransferases.

Further reading

• Gómez R, Lago F, Gómez-Reino JJ, Dieguez C, Gualillo O (June 2009). "Expression and modulation of ghrelin O-acyltransferase in cultured chondrocytes". Arthritis and Rheumatism. 60 (6): 1704–9. doi:10.1002/art.24522. PMID 19479831.
• Gutierrez JA, Solenberg PJ, Perkins DR, Willency JA, Knierman MD, Jin Z, Witcher DR, Luo S, Onyia JE, Hale JE (April 2008). "Ghrelin octanoylation mediated by an orphan lipid transferase". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 105 (17): 6320–5. doi:10.1073/pnas.0800708105. PMC 2359796. PMID 18443287.
• Rodríguez A, Gómez-Ambrosi J, Catalán V, Rotellar F, Valentí V, Silva C, Mugueta C, Pulido MR, Vázquez R, Salvador J, Malagón MM, Colina I, Frühbeck G (November 2012). "The ghrelin O-acyltransferase-ghrelin system reduces TNF-α-induced apoptosis and autophagy in human visceral adipocytes". Diabetologia. 55 (11): 3038–50. doi:10.1007/s00125-012-2671-5. PMID 22869322.
• Takahashi T, Ida T, Sato T, Nakashima Y, Nakamura Y, Tsuji A, Kojima M (November 2009). "Production of n-octanoyl-modified ghrelin in cultured cells requires prohormone processing protease and ghrelin O-acyltransferase, as well as n-octanoic acid". Journal of Biochemistry. 146 (5): 675–82. doi:10.1093/jb/mvp112. PMID 19628676.
• Lim CT, Kola B, Grossman A, Korbonits M (2011). "The expression of ghrelin O-acyltransferase (GOAT) in human tissues". Endocrine Journal. 58 (8): 707–10. doi:10.1507/endocrj.k11e-117. PMID 21646729.
• Liu B, Garcia EA, Korbonits M (November 2011). "Genetic studies on the ghrelin, growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHSR) and ghrelin O-acyl transferase (GOAT) genes". Peptides. 32 (11): 2191–207. doi:10.1016/j.peptides.2011.09.006. PMID 21930173.
• Heppner KM, Tong J, Kirchner H, Nass R, Tschöp MH (February 2011). "The ghrelin O-acyltransferase-ghrelin system: a novel regulator of glucose metabolism". Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity. 18 (1): 50–5. doi:10.1097/MED.0b013e328341e1d3. PMID 21150588.
• Müller TD, Tschöp MH, Jarick I, Ehrlich S, Scherag S, Herpertz-Dahlmann B, Zipfel S, Herzog W, de Zwaan M, Burghardt R, Fleischhaker C, Klampfl K, Wewetzer C, Herpertz S, Zeeck A, Tagay S, Burgmer M, Pfluger PT, Scherag A, Hebebrand J, Hinney A (May 2011). "Genetic variation of the ghrelin activator gene ghrelin O-acyltransferase (GOAT) is associated with anorexia nervosa". Journal of Psychiatric Research. 45 (5): 706–11. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2010.10.001. PMID 21035823.