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Quantitative Determination of De Novo Fatty Acid Synthesis in Brown Adipose Tissue Using Deuterium Oxide
Published on: May 12, 2023
[Research progress on diacylgycerol acyltransferase 2 (DGAT2) gene]
Zheng-Rong Yuan1, Xiao-Chun Liu, Hai-Ming Ma
1College of Animal Science & Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China. zhengrong_yuan@yahoo.com.cn
Abstract:
Diacylgycerol acyltransferase2 (DGAT2) is an important enzyme in many organisms. DGAT2 catalyzes the final step of triacylglycerol (TAG) biosynthesis by converting diacylgycerol (DAG) and fatty acyl-coenzyme A (CoA) into TAG. This enzyme is encoded by both DGAT2 and DGAT1 genes. This paper reviews the discovery of the DGAT2 gene, its structure, chromosomal location and biological effect. The relationship between its genetic polymorphisms and animal performance traits is also discussed. The review ends with future prospects.
