NameCarnitine O-acetyltransferase
Synonyms
  • 2.3.1.7
  • Carnitine acetylase
  • Carnitine acetyltransferase
  • CAT
  • CAT1
  • CrAT
Gene NameCRAT
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0037028|Carnitine O-acetyltransferase
MLAFAARTVVKPLGFLKPFSLMKASSRFKAHQDALPRLPVPPLQQSLDHYLKALQPIVSE
EEWAHTKQLVDEFQASGGVGERLQKGLERRARKTENWLSEWWLKTAYLQYRQPVVIYSSP
GVMLPKQDFVDLQGQLRFAAKLIEGVLDFKVMIDNETLPVEYLGGKPLCMNQYYQILSSC
RVPGPKQDTVSNFSKTKKPPTHITVVHNYQFFELDVYHSDGTPLTADQIFVQLEKIWNSS
LQTNKEPVGILTSNHRNSWAKAYNTLIKDKVNRDSVRSIQKSIFTVCLDATMPRVSEDVY
RSHVAGQMLHGGGSRLNSGNRWFDKTLQFIVAEDGSCGLVYEHAAAEGPPIVTLLDYVIE
YTKKPELVRSPLVPLPMPKKLRFNITPEIKSDIEKAKQNLSIMIQDLDITVMVFHHFGKD
FPKSEKLSPDAFIQMALQLAYYRIYGQACATYESASLRMFHLGRTDTIRSASMDSLTFVK
AMDDSSVTEHQKVELLRKAVQAHRGYTDRAIRGEAFDRHLLGLKLQAIEDLVSMPDIFMD
TSYAIAMHFHLSTSQVPAKTDCVMFFGPVVPDGYGVCYNPMEAHINFSLSAYNSCAETNA
ARLAHYLEKALLDMRALLQSHPRAKL
Number of residues626
Molecular Weight70857.055
Theoretical pI8.63
GO Classification
Functions
  • receptor binding
  • carnitine O-acetyltransferase activity
Processes
  • transport
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • cellular lipid metabolic process
  • fatty acid beta-oxidation using acyl-CoA oxidase
  • carnitine metabolic process, CoA-linked
Components
  • mitochondrion
  • endoplasmic reticulum
  • mitochondrial inner membrane
  • peroxisome
  • peroxisomal matrix
General FunctionReceptor binding
Specific FunctionCarnitine acetylase is specific for short chain fatty acids. Carnitine acetylase seems to affect the flux through the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex. It may be involved as well in the transport of acetyl-CoA into mitochondria.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID927415
UniProtKB IDP43155
UniProtKB Entry NameCACP_HUMAN
Cellular LocationEndoplasmic reticulum
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0018962|Carnitine O-acetyltransferase (CRAT)
ATGTTAGCCTTCGCTGCCAGGACCGTGGTGAAGCCTCTGGGCTTCCTGAAGCCCTTCTCC
TTGATGAAGGCTTCCAGCCGCTTCAAGGCACACCAGGATGCACTGCCACGGCTGCCCGTG
CCCCCTCTCCAGCAGTCCCTGGACCACTACCTGAAGGCGCTGCAGCCCATCGTGAGTGAG
GAGGAGTGGGCCCACACCAAGCAGCTGGTGGATGAGTTTCAGGCCTCAGGAGGTGTAGGG
GAGCGCCTGCAGAAGGGGCTGGAGCGTCGGGCCAGGAAGACGGAGAACTGGCTGTCTGAG
TGGTGGCTCAAGACCGCCTACCTCCAGTACCGCCAGCCTGTGGTCATCTACTCGAGCCCA
GGCGTGATGCTACCCAAGCAGGACTTCGTGGACCTGCAGGGTCAGCTCCGATTTGCTGCC
AAACTCATTGAGGGTGTGTTGGATTTCAAGGTCATGATTGACAACGAGACCCTGCCCGTG
GAGTACCTGGGGGGGAAGCCACTGTGCATGAACCAGTACTATCAGATCTTGTCCTCCTGC
CGAGTGCCGGGCCCCAAGCAGGACACAGTCAGCAACTTCAGCAAGACCAAGAAGCCTCCC
ACGCACATCACCGTGGTACACAACTACCAGTTTTTTGAGCTGGATGTGTACCACAGTGAC
GGGACACCCCTCACTGCGGATCAGATCTTTGTGCAGCTGGAGAAGATCTGGAACTCATCC
CTACAGACCAACAAGGAGCCTGTGGGCATCCTCACCTCCAACCACCGCAACTCCTGGGCC
AAGGCATACAACACCCTCATCAAAGACAAGGTGAACCGGGATTCCGTGCGCTCCATCCAG
AAGAGCATCTTCACCGTGTGCCTAGATGCAACCATGCCCAGGGTCTCAGAAGACGTGTAC
CGCAGCCACGTGGCAGGCCAGATGCTGCATGGGGGCGGCAGCAGGCTCAACAGCGGCAAC
CGCTGGTTCGACAAGACGCTGCAGTTCATCGTGGCAGAAGATGGCTCCTGTGGGCTTGTG
TACGAGCATGCTGCAGCGGAGGGGCCCCCTATTGTCACCCTTCTGGACTATGTCATCGAG
TACACGAAGAAACCCGAGCTTGTGCGGTCTCCCATGGTGCCCCTGCCCATGCCCAAGAAG
CTGCGGTTCAACATCACCCCCGAGATCAAGAGCGACATCGAGAAGGCCAAGCAGAACCTC
AGCATCATGATCCAGGACCTGGATATCACCGTGATGGTGTTCCACCATTTTGGAAAAGAC
TTCCCCAAGTCGGAGAAGCTAAGCCCAGATGCCTTCATCCAGATGGCTTTGCAGCTGGCC
TACTACAGGATCTACGGACAGGCATGTGCCACCTATGAAAGTGCCTCCCTGCGCATGTTT
CACCTGGGCCGCACCGACACCATCCGCTCGGCTTCCATGGACTCACTCACCTTTGTCAAG
GCCATGGATGACTCCAGCGTCACGGAGCACCAGAAGGTGGAGCTGCTGCGGAAGGCCGTG
CAGGCCCACCGAGGCTACACCGACCGGGCCATCCGCGGGGAGGCCTTTGATCGACACCTG
CTGGGCCTGAAGCTGCAGGCCATCGAGGACCTGGTGAGCATGCCCGACATCTTCATGGAC
ACCTCCTACGCCATCGCCATGCACTTCCACCTCTCCACCAGCCAGGTCCCTGCCAAGACA
GACTGTGTCATGTTCTTCGGGCCCGTGGTCCCCGACGGCTACGGTGTCTGCTATAACCCC
ATGGAGGCCCACATCAACTTCTCCCTGTCGGCCTACAACAGCTGCGCGGAGACCAACGCC
GCCCGCCTGGCGCATTACCTGGAGAAGGCGCTCCTGGACATGCGTGCCCTGCTGCAGAGC
CACCCCCGGGCCAAGCTCTGA
GenBank Gene IDX78706
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDCRAT
HGNC IDHGNC:2342
Chromosome Location9
Locus9q34.1
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