Gene Information
Gene NameACAT2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length397
Protein NamesAcetyl-CoA acetyltransferase, cytosolic (EC 2.3.1.9) (Acetyl-CoA transferase-like protein) (Cytosolic acetoacetyl-CoA thiolase)
Target Nameacetyl-coa acetyltransferase, cytosolic
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000120437 )
Evolutionary StageCellular_organisms
AlphaFoldDBQ9BWD1
Gene CardACAT2
Uniprot IDQ9BWD1
PfamPF02803; PF00108
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.654715853)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ACAT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ACAT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ACAT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Acat3 ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Acat2 ( ortholog_one2many )
Pig_ ACAT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Acat2 ( ortholog_one2many )
Rat_ Acat2l1 ( ortholog_one2many )
Rabbit_ ACAT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsACAT1, ACAA2, ACAA1, HADHB
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.013333(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1WL4  (X-ray  1.55A  1WL5  (X-ray  2.26A 
DBSNP rs25683 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytosol {ECO:0000305|PubMed:7911016}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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