Gene description for LCAT
Gene name	lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase
Gene symbol	LCAT
Other names/aliases	-
Species	Homo sapiens
Database cross references - LCAT
ExoCarta	ExoCarta_3931
Vesiclepedia	VP_3931
Entrez Gene	3931
HGNC	6522
MIM	606967
UniProt	P04180
LCAT identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Hepatocytes	26054723

Gene ontology annotations for LCAT

Molecular Function     phosphatidylcholine-sterol O-acyltransferase activity GO:0004607 NAS     apolipoprotein A-I binding GO:0034186 IPI     protein binding GO:0005515 IPI Biological Process     phosphatidylcholine biosynthetic process GO:0006656 IDA     very-low-density lipoprotein particle remodeling GO:0034372 IDA     regulation of high-density lipoprotein particle assembly GO:0090107 IEA     phospholipid metabolic process GO:0006644 IDA     lipoprotein metabolic process GO:0042157 TAS     cholesterol metabolic process GO:0008203 IDA     high-density lipoprotein particle remodeling GO:0034375 IDA     cholesterol homeostasis GO:0042632 IDA     small molecule metabolic process GO:0044281 TAS     lipoprotein biosynthetic process GO:0042158 IEA     cholesterol transport GO:0030301 IDA     reverse cholesterol transport GO:0043691 IDA     cholesterol esterification GO:0034435 IDA Subcellular Localization     extracellular exosome GO:0070062 IDA     extracellular space GO:0005615 IDA     high-density lipoprotein particle GO:0034364 IDA     extracellular region GO:0005576 TAS