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HHAT - hedgehog acyltransferase

Entrez Gene Name: hedgehog acyltransferase
Synonyms: 2810432O22RIK, AI462858, FLJ10724, FLJ34867, HHAT, MART2, MGC11697, RGD1311746, SKI1, Skn

Gene Summary

  • Human (55733): 'Skinny hedgehog' (SKI1) encodes an enzyme that acts within the secretory pathway to catalyze amino-terminal palmitoylation of 'hedgehog' (see MIM 600725).[supplied by OMIM, Jul 2002]

Cell Regulation

Regulates:
  • MYCN
  • MYC
  • CCND1
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Regulated by:
  • cyclopamine
  • HHAT
  • HHIP
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Binds:
  • Patched
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Role in cell:
  • proliferation
  • differentiation
  • growth
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Disease:
  • hypertension
  • coronary artery disease
  • non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
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Biological Process

metabolic process, multicellular organismal development, protein palmitoylation, smoothened signaling pathway

Cellular Components

endoplasmic reticulum, endoplasmic reticulum membrane, integral to membrane, membrane

Literature References

  • 17554300Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium. Genome-wide association study of 14,000 cases of seven common diseases and 3,000 shared controls.Nature 2007 06 7;447(7145):661-78
  • 16397407Patil MA, Zhang J, Ho C, Cheung ST, Fan ST, Chen X. Hedgehog signaling in human hepatocellular carcinoma.Cancer Biol Ther 2006 Jan 01;5(1):111-7
  • 16258256Katoh Y, Katoh M. Hedgehog signaling pathway and gastric cancer.Cancer Biol Ther 2005 Oct 01;4(10):1050-4
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Molecular Functions

GTP binding, nucleotide binding, palmitoyltransferase activity, transferase activity, transferase activity, transferring acyl groups

Protein Domains

enzyme, MBOAT family, palmitoyltransferase

Subcellular Locations

Cytoplasm, endoplasmic reticulum, endoplasmic reticulum membrane

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