Gene Information
Gene NameMBOAT4
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length435
Protein NamesGhrelin O-acyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.-) (Membrane-bound O-acyltransferase domain-containing protein 4) (O-acyltransferase domain-containing protein 4)
Target Nameghrelin o acyltransferase
Target TypePatented-recorded target
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000177669 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ96T53
Gene CardMBOAT4
Uniprot IDQ96T53
PfamPF03062
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.517161503)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ MBOAT4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ MBOAT4 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ MBOAT4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ MBOAT4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Mboat4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ MBOAT4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Mboat4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ MBOAT4 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsMBOAT1, MBOAT2, PORCN, MBOAT7, LPCAT3
Tissueovary
Tissue SpecificityExpressed predominantly in stomach with moderate levels in pancreas and relatively low levels in most other tissues. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18443287}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs7813902  rs16876563 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P0C7A3};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P0C7A3}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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