lmmol · Proteins

Carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase 1, muscle isoform

UniProt Q92523 Organism Homo sapiens Gene CPT1B, KIAA1670 EC 2.3.1.21

Also known as: CPT1B, KIAA1670

Function

Catalyzes the transfer of the acyl group of long-chain fatty acid-CoA conjugates onto carnitine, an essential step for the mitochondrial uptake of long-chain fatty acids and their subsequent beta-oxidation in the mitochondrion.

Classification

Family (Pfam)
PF00755 Carn_acyltransf, PF16484 CPT_N
InterPro
Carn_acyl_trans, CAT-like_dom_sf, Cho/carn_acyl_trans, Cho/carn_acyl_trans_2, CPT_N
Functional cluster
Zinc-Finger & Ubiquitination Proteins

Gene Ontology · 10

Drugs targeting this protein · 1

Related proteins · sequence + function similarity

Co-cited proteins · studied together in the literature

Literature · 8 cited papers

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