FUNCTION: Lipase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of arachidonic acid (AA)-esterified diacylglycerols (DAGs) to produce the principal endocannabinoid, 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) which can be further cleaved by downstream enzymes to release arachidonic acid (AA) for cyclooxygenase (COX)-mediated eico...
FUNCTION: Lipase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of arachidonic acid (AA)-esterified diacylglycerols (DAGs) to produce the principal endocannabinoid, 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) which can be further cleaved by downstream enzymes to release arachidonic acid (AA) for cyclooxygenase (COX)-mediated eicosanoid production (PubMed:14610053). Preferentially hydrolyzes DAGs at the sn-1 position in a calcium-dependent manner and has negligible activity against other lipids including monoacylglycerols and phospholipids (PubMed:14610053). Plays a key role in the regulation of 2-AG and AA pools utilized by COX1/2 to generate lipid mediators of macrophage and microglia inflammatory responses. Functions also as a polyunsaturated fatty acids-specific triacylglycerol lipase in macrophages. Plays an important role to support the metabolic and signaling demands of macrophages (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q91WC9, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14610053}.
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GO - Biological processes (BP):
arachidonic acid metabolic process [GO:0019369]; endocannabinoid signaling pathway [GO:0071926]; G protein-coupled glutamate receptor signaling pathway [GO:0007216]; lipid catabolic process [GO:0016042]; neuroblast proliferation [GO:0007405]; neurogenesis [GO:0022008]; neurotransmitter biosynthetic ...
arachidonic acid metabolic process [GO:0019369]; endocannabinoid signaling pathway [GO:0071926]; G protein-coupled glutamate receptor signaling pathway [GO:0007216]; lipid catabolic process [GO:0016042]; neuroblast proliferation [GO:0007405]; neurogenesis [GO:0022008]; neurotransmitter biosynthetic process [GO:0042136]; positive regulation of triglyceride catabolic process [GO:0010898]; prostaglandin biosynthetic process [GO:0001516]; regulation of inflammatory response [GO:0050727]; retrograde trans-synaptic signaling by endocannabinoid [GO:0098921]
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GO - Molecular function (MF):
acylglycerol lipase activity [GO:0047372]; lipase activity [GO:0016298]; metal ion binding [GO:0046872]; triglyceride lipase activity [GO:0004806]...
acylglycerol lipase activity [GO:0047372]; lipase activity [GO:0016298]; metal ion binding [GO:0046872]; triglyceride lipase activity [GO:0004806]
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GO - Cellular component (CC):
integral component of membrane [GO:0016021]; lysosomal membrane [GO:0005765]; nucleoplasm [GO:0005654]; plasma membrane [GO:0005886]; postsynaptic membrane [GO:0045211]...
integral component of membrane [GO:0016021]; lysosomal membrane [GO:0005765]; nucleoplasm [GO:0005654]; plasma membrane [GO:0005886]; postsynaptic membrane [GO:0045211]
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