Anti-MAGL Antibody from rabbit, purified by affinity chromatography

Monoglyceride lipase (MGL), or alternatively HU-K5, Lysophospholipase homolog, Lysophospholipase-like, or Monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) is a protein encoded by the MGLL gene in humans and is very important in lipid metabolism. Monoglyceride lipase is the enzyme that converts monoacylglycerides (key building blocks of lipids) into free fatty acid chains and glycerol. Also, Monoglyceride Lipase hydrolyzes endocannabinoids which ultimately can regulate nociperception and the perception of pain, so the enzyme is being studied in pain mediation therapies. Monoglyceride Lipase is expressed in many tissues including fat, lung, liver, brain and heart. In disease, Monoglyceride Lipase is being studied most intensely in cancer research. In some cancers it appears to be play a suppressive role in regulating AKT mediated signaling, but in others, since the enzyme regulates the levels of fatty acids that can serve as intra and intercellular signaling molecules, Monoglyceride lipase activity seems to promote cancer cell migration, invasion and growth.