NCBI Accession #
NP_001331809.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_001344180.1
NCBI Official Full Name
O-acyltransferase (WSD1-like) family protein
NCBI Official Symbol
WSD1
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
MNJ8.9; MNJ8_9
NCBI Protein Information
O-acyltransferase (WSD1-like) family protein
NCBI Summary
Encodes a bifunctional enzyme, wax ester synthase (WS) and diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT). In vitro assay indicated a ratio of 10.9 between its WS and DGAT activities. Both mutant and in vivo expression/analysis in yeast studies indicated a role in wax biosynthesis.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
DGAT; WS
UniProt Protein Name
O-acyltransferase WSD1
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase (EC:2.3.1.20); DGAT; Long-chain-alcohol O-fatty-acyltransferase (EC:2.3.1.75); Wax synthase; WS
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q93ZR6
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q9FHT5
UniProt Related Accession #
Q93ZR6
UniProt Comments
Bifunctional wax ester synthase/diacylglycerol acyltransferase. Involved in cuticular wax biosynthesis.