Gene Information
Gene NameDC4
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length333
Protein NamesAcyl-CoA wax alcohol acyltransferase 2 (EC 2.3.1.75) (11-cis-specific retinyl-ester synthase) (11-cis-RE-synthase) (Acyl-CoA retinol O-fatty-acyltransferase) (ARAT) (Retinol O-fatty-acyltransferase) (EC 2.3.1.76) (Diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 2-like protein 4) (Diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase candidate 4) (hDC4) (Long-chain-alcohol O-fatty-acyltransferase 2) (Multifunctional O-acyltransferase) (Wax synthase) (hWS)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ6E213
Gene CardAWAT2
Uniprot IDQ6E213
PfamPF03982
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in skin, where it is primarily restricted to undifferentiated peripheral sebocytes. Also expressed at lower level in other tissues except pancreas. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15220349, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15671038, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16106050}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q6E1M8};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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