Gpam Gene Summary [Mouse]

Enables glycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase activity. Involved in triglyceride biosynthetic process. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including fatty acid homeostasis; glycerolipid metabolic process; and negative regulation of activation-induced cell death of T cells. Located in mitochondrion. Is active in mitochondrial outer membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; genitourinary system; nervous system; respiratory system; and sensory organ. Orthologous to human GPAM (glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase, mitochondrial). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

Details

Type
Nonsense Mediated Decay
Official Symbol
Gpam
Official Name
glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase, mitochondrial [Source:MGI Symbol;Acc:MGI:109162]
Ensembl ID
ENSMUSG00000024978
Bio databases IDs NCBI: 14732 Ensembl: ENSMUSG00000024978
Aliases glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase, mitochondrial
Synonyms glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase, mitochondrial, Glycerol-phosphate acyltransferase, GPAT, GPAT-1, Gpat3, KIAA1560, LOC101927600, MGPAT, Mtgat, mtGPAT, Mtgpat1, P90
Species
Mouse, Mus musculus
OrthologiesHumanRat

Protein Domains

A protein domain is a distinct structural or functional region within a protein that can evolve, function, and exist independently of the rest of the protein chain. These domains in mouse Gpam often fold into stable, three-dimensional structures and are associated with specific biological functions, such as binding to DNA, other proteins, or small molecules.
  • Lysophospholipid acyltransferases (LPLATs) of glycerophospholipid biosynthesis
  • glycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase
  • enzyme
  • protein binding
  • Acyltransferase

Top Findings

The most significant associations for this gene, including commonly observed domains, pathway involvement, and functional highlights based on current data.
binds
disease
  • diabetes mellitus
  • non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
  • Huntington disease
  • liver disease
  • metabolic syndrome X
  • weight gain
  • hyperinsulinism
  • Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy
  • microvesicular hepatic steatosis
  • keratocystic odontogenic tumor
regulated by
regulates
  • cholesterol
  • triacylglycerol
  • Scd1
  • lipid
  • AKT
  • cytokine
  • NFkB (complex)
  • D-glucose
  • MTOR
  • glycerophospholipid
role in cell
  • proliferation
  • phosphorylation in
  • production in
  • accumulation in
  • binding in
  • fusion
  • signaling in
  • fusion in
  • incorporation in
  • oxidation in

Subcellular Expression

Locations within the cell where the protein is known or predicted to be active, providing insight into its function and cellular context.
  • Cytoplasm
  • mitochondrial fraction
  • outer membranes
  • Mitochondria
  • endoplasmic reticulum membrane
  • mitochondrial membrane
  • mitochondrial outer membrane
  • mitochondrial inner membrane

Gene Ontology Annotations

Describes the biological processes, cellular components, and molecular functions associated with the mouse Gpam gene, providing context for its role in the cell.

Biological Process

Functions and activities the gene product is involved in
  • glycerol-3-phosphate metabolic process
  • fatty acid homeostasis
  • diacylglycerol biosynthetic process
  • phospholipid biosynthetic process
  • phosphatidylglycerol biosynthetic process
  • positive regulation of activated T cell proliferation
  • phospholipid homeostasis
  • fatty acid metabolic process
  • positive regulation of multicellular organism growth
  • phosphatidic acid biosynthetic process
  • acyl-CoA metabolic process
  • activation-induced cell death of T cells
  • response to glucose stimulus
  • triglyceride biosynthetic process
  • negative regulation of activation-induced cell death of T cells
  • defense response to virus
  • CDP-diacylglycerol biosynthetic process
  • regulation of cytokine production
  • activated T cell proliferation

Cellular Component

Where in the cell the gene product is active
  • mitochondrial membrane
  • mitochondrial outer membrane
  • plasma membrane

Molecular Function

What the gene product does at the molecular level
  • protein binding
  • glycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase activity

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