NCBI Accession #
NP_191950.2
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_116264.5
NCBI Official Full Name
bifunctional sn-glycerol-3-phosphate 2-O-acyltransferase/phosphatase
NCBI Official Symbol
GPAT8
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
AtGPAT8; A_IG005I10.4; A_IG005I10_4; F5I10.4; F5I10_4; glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase 8; GPAT8
NCBI Protein Information
bifunctional sn-glycerol-3-phosphate 2-O-acyltransferase/phosphatase
NCBI Summary
Involved in cutin assembly. Is functionally redundant with GPAT4.
UniProt Protein Name
Probable glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase 8
UniProt Entry Name
GPAT8_ARATH
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q5XF03
UniProt Secondary Accession #
O23061; O23062; Q0WQ37
UniProt Related Accession #
Q5XF03
UniProt Comments
Esterifies acyl-group from acyl-ACP to the sn-1 position of glycerol-3-phosphate, an essential step in glycerolipid biosynthesis.