CPT2

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Carnitine-O-palmitoyltransferase 2
other names
  • Carnitine palmitoyl transferase II
  • Carinthian acyltransferase 2
Properties of human protein
Mass / length primary structure 73,777 daltons / 658 amino acids
Identifier
Gene names CPT2 CPT1, IIAE4, CPTASE
External IDs
Enzyme classification
EC, category 2.3.1.21
Orthologue
human House mouse
Entrez 1376 12896
Ensemble ENSG00000157184 ENSMUSG00000028607
UniProt P23786 P52825
Refseq (mRNA) NM_000098 NM_009949
Refseq (protein) NP_000089 NP_034079
Gene locus Chr 1: 53.2 - 53.21 Mb Chr 4: 107.9 - 107.92 Mb
PubMed search 1376 12896

Carnitine-O-palmitoyltransferase 2 takes part in the transport of acyl-CoA in mitochondria.

The carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase 2 is an enzyme , specifically, a transferase which the gene CPT2 is encoded. It is a protein from the cell nucleus that was transported to the inner membrane of a mitochondrion . There the enzyme oxidizes long fatty acids together with carnitine palmitoyl transferase 1 . It is part of a system around the enzymes of carnitine-palmitoyltransferase ( carnitine-acyltransferase system ), namely the two carnitine-palmitoyltransferases, the acyl-CoA synthetase and the carnitine / acylcarnitine translocase: In the form of acyl-coenzyme A , When carnitine combines to form acyl-carnitine, fatty acids are transported into the mitochondrion, where they are subject to β-oxidation .

Other proteins related to β-oxidation

The other proteins that play a role in β-oxidation are:

Individual evidence

  1. CPT2 carnitine palmitoyltransferase 2 (human)
  2. CPT2.  In: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man . (English)
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