Gene Information
Gene NameCAT1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length626
Protein NamesCarnitine O-acetyltransferase (Carnitine acetylase) (EC 2.3.1.137) (EC 2.3.1.7) (Carnitine acetyltransferase) (CAT) (CrAT)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBP43155
Gene CardCRAT
Uniprot IDP43155
PfamPF00755
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityMostly in skeletal muscle, less in heart, liver and pancreas, only weakly detectable in brain, placenta, lung and kidney.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1NM8  (X-ray  1.60A  1S5O  (X-ray  1.80A 
DBSNP rs138665095  rs3118635  rs17459086 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum {ECO:0000305}. Peroxisome {ECO:0000305}. Mitochondrion inner membrane {ECO:0000305};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000305};
Matrix side {ECO:0000305}.;
[Isoform 1]: Mitochondrion {ECO:0000305|PubMed:23485643}.;
[Isoform 2]: Peroxisome {ECO:0000305|PubMed:23485643}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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