LPCAT3
lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 3 | C3F, LPLAT12, nessy, MBOAT5, OACT5

Enables 1-acylglycerophosphocholine O-acyltransferase activity; 1-acylglycerophosphoethanolamine O-acyltransferase activity; and 1-acylglycerophosphoserine O-acyltransferase activity. Involved in phosphatidylcholine acyl-chain remodeling; phosphatidylethanolamine acyl-chain remodeling; and phosphatidylserine acyl-chain remodeling. Located in endoplasmic reticulum membrane. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

Biological processes 52 terms
1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase activity (GO:0003841)1-acylglycerophosphocholine O-acyltransferase activity (GO:0047184)1-acylglycerophosphocholine O-acyltransferase activity (GO:0047184)1-acylglycerophosphocholine O-acyltransferase activity (GO:0047184)1-acylglycerophosphocholine O-acyltransferase activity (GO:0047184)1-acylglycerophosphoethanolamine O-acyltransferase activity (GO:0106262)1-acylglycerophosphoethanolamine O-acyltransferase activity (GO:0106262)1-acylglycerophosphoethanolamine O-acyltransferase activity (GO:0106262)1-acylglycerophosphoserine O-acyltransferase activity (GO:0106263)1-acylglycerophosphoserine O-acyltransferase activity (GO:0106263)2-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase activity (GO:0047144)chylomicron assembly (GO:0034378)chylomicron assembly (GO:0034378)endoplasmic reticulum membrane (GO:0005789)endoplasmic reticulum membrane (GO:0005789)endoplasmic reticulum membrane (GO:0005789)endoplasmic reticulum membrane organization (GO:0090158)endoplasmic reticulum membrane organization (GO:0090158)intestinal stem cell homeostasis (GO:0036335)intestinal stem cell homeostasis (GO:0036335)lipid modification (GO:0030258)lysophospholipid acyltransferase activity (GO:0071617)membrane (GO:0016020)membrane (GO:0016020)negative regulation of inflammatory response (GO:0050728)negative regulation of inflammatory response (GO:0050728)negative regulation of response to endoplasmic reticulum stress (GO:1903573)negative regulation of response to endoplasmic reticulum stress (GO:1903573)phosphatidylcholine acyl-chain remodeling (GO:0036151)phosphatidylcholine acyl-chain remodeling (GO:0036151)phosphatidylcholine acyl-chain remodeling (GO:0036151)phosphatidylcholine acyl-chain remodeling (GO:0036151)phosphatidylcholine acyl-chain remodeling (GO:0036151)phosphatidylcholine biosynthetic process (GO:0006656)phosphatidylethanolamine acyl-chain remodeling (GO:0036152)phosphatidylethanolamine acyl-chain remodeling (GO:0036152)phosphatidylethanolamine acyl-chain remodeling (GO:0036152)phosphatidylethanolamine acyl-chain remodeling (GO:0036152)phosphatidylethanolamine acyl-chain remodeling (GO:0036152)phosphatidylserine acyl-chain remodeling (GO:0036150)phosphatidylserine acyl-chain remodeling (GO:0036150)phosphatidylserine acyl-chain remodeling (GO:0036150)phosphatidylserine acyl-chain remodeling (GO:0036150)phospholipid metabolic process (GO:0006644)positive regulation of intestinal cholesterol absorption (GO:0045797)positive regulation of intestinal cholesterol absorption (GO:0045797)positive regulation of triglyceride transport (GO:1905885)positive regulation of triglyceride transport (GO:1905885)regulation of cholesterol biosynthetic process (GO:0045540)regulation of cholesterol biosynthetic process (GO:0045540)very-low-density lipoprotein particle assembly (GO:0034379)very-low-density lipoprotein particle assembly (GO:0034379)
Expression (TPM)
LPCAT3 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating LPCAT3 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for LPCAT3. The Binding column indicates whether any binding evidence exists for this TF–gene pair (ChIP-seq or motif footprint peaks). The Mean coef is the average Perturb-seq regression coefficient across active gRNAs (positive = LPCAT3 upregulated upon KD; negative = downregulated). The Outlier column indicates whether this gene is in the top or bottom 5% of all TF knockdown effects.

Data: Effect:
TF Mean coef Binding Outlier TF→Gene link

Elements linked to LPCAT3

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of LPCAT3, linked by TSS proximity or chromatin conformation (Multiome / HiCAR). Each element overlaps at least one TF ChIP-seq binding site — the TFs column shows how many distinct TFs bind that element.

Accessibility Element Dist. to TSS Link type TFs
chr12:6,723,658–6,724,773 294.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 1065
chr12:6,752,554–6,754,332 265.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 975
chr12:6,763,677–6,764,983 254.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 570
chr12:6,765,172–6,767,791 252.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 824
chr12:6,768,329–6,769,331 249.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 249
chr12:6,778,736–6,779,459 239.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 777
chr12:6,821,268–6,822,155 196.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 299
chr12:6,825,458–6,825,915 192.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 404
chr12:6,828,101–6,829,966 188.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 689
chr12:6,851,017–6,853,279 166.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 966
chr12:6,866,801–6,870,175 151.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 887
chr12:6,871,062–6,874,199 146.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 947
chr12:6,890,735–6,891,820 127.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 908
chr12:6,904,217–6,905,282 113.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 566
chr12:6,914,274–6,914,898 104.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 536
chr12:6,924,156–6,924,592 94.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 458
chr12:6,925,828–6,926,431 92.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 407
chr12:6,927,411–6,928,051 90.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 493
chr12:6,936,709–6,938,342 80.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 1008
chr12:6,942,356–6,945,492 74.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 1205
chr12:6,945,587–6,947,099 72.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 618
chr12:6,961,769–6,963,542 55.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 682
chr12:6,964,932–6,965,569 53.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 549
chr12:6,970,111–6,971,189 47.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 899
chr12:7,018,028–7,019,126 222 bp At TSS Multiome 824
chr12:7,108,059–7,109,582 90.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 818
chr12:7,129,788–7,131,412 111.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 619
chr12:7,188,394–7,190,508 170.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 769

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the LPCAT3 locus showing ATAC-seq accessibility and RNA-seq expression across the ESC → DE time course, together with TF binding peaks and element-to-TSS loop connections.

chr12:6,713,658 – 7,200,508
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq