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Ghrelin octanoylation mediated by an orphan lipid transferase.

ABSTRACT: The peptide hormone ghrelin is the only known protein modified with an O-linked octanoyl side group, which occurs on its third serine residue. This modification is crucial for ghrelin's physiological effects including regulation of feeding, adiposity, and insulin secretion. Despite the crucial role for octanoylation in the physiology of ghrelin, the lipid transferase that mediates this novel modification has remained unknown. Here we report the identification and characterization of human GOAT, the ghrelin O-acyl transferase. GOAT is a conserved orphan membrane-bound O-acyl transferase (MBOAT) that specifically octanoylates serine-3 of the ghrelin peptide. Transcripts for both GOAT and ghrelin occur predominantly in stomach and pancreas. GOAT is conserved across vertebrates, and genetic disruption of the GOAT gene in mice leads to complete absence of acylated ghrelin in circulation. The occurrence of ghrelin and GOAT in stomach and pancreas tissues demonstrates the relevance of GOAT in the acylation of ghrelin and further implicates acylated ghrelin in pancreatic function.

SUBMITTER: Gutierrez JA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2359796 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Ghrelin octanoylation mediated by an orphan lipid transferase.

Gutierrez Jesus A JA Solenberg Patricia J PJ Perkins Douglas R DR Willency Jill A JA Knierman Michael D MD Jin Zhaoyan Z Witcher Derrick R DR Luo Shuang S Onyia Jude E JE Hale John E JE

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20080428 17

The peptide hormone ghrelin is the only known protein modified with an O-linked octanoyl side group, which occurs on its third serine residue. This modification is crucial for ghrelin's physiological effects including regulation of feeding, adiposity, and insulin secretion. Despite the crucial role for octanoylation in the physiology of ghrelin, the lipid transferase that mediates this novel modification has remained unknown. Here we report the identification and characterization of human GOAT, ...[more]

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Ghrelin octanoylation mediated by an orphan lipid transferase.

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Ghrelin octanoylation mediated by an orphan lipid transferase.

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