O-acyltransferase WSD

UniProtKB accession:  Q8GGG1

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UniProtKB description:  Bifunctional wax ester synthase/diacylglycerol acyltransferase (WS and DGAT). Catalyzes the terminal and only committed step in triacylglycerol synthesis by using diacylglycerol and fatty acyl CoA as substrates. Required for storage lipid synthesis. WS uses C(12)-CoA to C(18)-CoA substrates whereas DGAT prefers C(20)-CoA. Upon expression in E.coli and Pseudomonas citronellolis (DSM 50332) both WS and DGAT activities increase.