acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase 2
Symbol
ACAT2
(may also be known as: None)
Organism
Human
Description
The product of this gene is an enzyme involved in lipid metabolism, and it encodes cytosolic acetoacetyl-CoA thiolase. This gene shows complementary overlapping with the 3-prime region of the TCP1 gene in both mouse and human. These genes are encoded on opposite strands of DNA, as well as in opposite transcriptional orientation. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Orthologs
| Symbol | Species | |
|---|---|---|
| CG9149 | Drosophila melanogaster | |
| acat2 | Danio rerio | |
| Acat3 | Mus musculus | |
| Acat2 | Rattus norvegicus |
Links to external resources
Changes associated with this gene
GO Terms
| GO ID | GO Term | GO Category | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GO:0006629 | lipid metabolic process | biological_process | |
| GO:0005634 | nucleus | cellular_component | |
| GO:0005730 | nucleolus | cellular_component | |
| GO:0005737 | cytoplasm | cellular_component | |
| GO:0005739 | mitochondrion | cellular_component | |
| GO:0003985 | acetyl-CoA C-acetyltransferase activity | molecular_function | |
| GO:0016740 | transferase activity | molecular_function | |
| GO:0016747 | transferase activity, transferring acyl groups other than amino-acyl groups | molecular_function | |