Gene Information
Gene NameMOGAT2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length334
Protein Names2-acylglycerol O-acyltransferase 2 (EC 2.3.1.22) (Acyl-CoA:monoacylglycerol acyltransferase 2) (MGAT2) (hMGAT2) (Diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase candidate 5) (hDC5) (Diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2-like protein 5) (Monoacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000166391 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ3SYC2
Gene CardMOGAT2
Uniprot IDQ3SYC2
PfamPF03982
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.640197831)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ MOGAT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ MOGAT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ MOGAT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ MOGAT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Mogat2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Mogat2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ MOGAT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsAWAT2, DGAT2L6, AWAT1, MOGAT1
ParalogsMOGAT1, AWAT2, AWAT1, DGAT2L6, MOGAT3, DGAT2
Tissueduodenum, liver, small.intestine, colon, small.intestine.Peyers.patch, transverse.colon
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in liver, small intestine, colon, stomach and kidney. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12621063, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12824082}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.2(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs554202  rs34582952  rs12281468 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12621063, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27184406};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12621063}. Cytoplasm, perinuclear region {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27184406}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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