YPR140W

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Systematic name YPR140W
Gene name TAZ1
Aliases
Feature type ORF, Verified
Coordinates Chr XVI:814387..815532
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Description of YPR140W: Lyso-phosphatidylcholine acyltransferase, required for normal phospholipid content of mitochondrial membranes; may remodel acyl groups of cardiolipin in the inner membrane; similar to human tafazzin, which is implicated in Barth syndrome[1][2][3]



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  1. Testet E, et al. (2005) Ypr140wp, 'the yeast tafazzin', displays a mitochondrial lysophosphatidylcholine (lyso-PC) acyltransferase activity related to triacylglycerol and mitochondrial lipid synthesis. Biochem J 387(Pt 3):617-26 SGD PMID 15588229
  2. Gu Z, et al. (2004) Aberrant cardiolipin metabolism in the yeast taz1 mutant: a model for Barth syndrome. Mol Microbiol 51(1):149-58 SGD PMID 14651618
  3. Neuwald AF (1997) Barth syndrome may be due to an acyltransferase deficiency. Curr Biol 7(8):R465-6 SGD PMID 9259571

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