Structure and function
Based on the crystalographic and cryo-EM studies of its homolog in chicken (cLPCAT3), [9] humane MBOAT5 has a typical MBOAT folding as other members such as SOAT1 and DGAT1, [10] [11] and the transmembrane helices hold a "T"-shape reaction chamber allowing the co-occupancy of a lysophosphatidylcholine (lysoPC) and a long polyunsaturated acyl-CoA, such as arachidonic acyl CoA. With the assistance of catalytic residues H374 and N338, the acyl chain could be transferred from the acyl CoA to the sn-2 position of lysoPC, thereby generating a new, polyunsaturated phospholipid.
Inhibition of LPCAT3 has been found to alter the cellular lipidome and is partially protective against ferroptosis. [12]
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