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The TGL2 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae encodes an active acylglycerol lipase located in the mitochondria.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 29 Jan 2010
Ham Hye Jin, Rho Hyun Joo, Shin Seung Koo, Yoon Hye-Joo
Abstract excerpt
The Saccharomyces cerevisiae Tgl2 protein shows sequence homology to Pseudomonas triacylglycerol (TAG) lipases, but its role in the yeast lipid metabolism is not known. Using hemagglutinin-tagged Tgl2p purified from yeast, we report that this protein carries a significant lipolytic activity towar...
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