Gene Information
Gene NameCHPT1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length406
Protein NamesCholinephosphotransferase 1 (hCPT1) (EC 2.7.8.2) (AAPT1-like protein) (Diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase 1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1714 ( ENSG00000111666 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ8WUD6
Gene CardCHPT1
Uniprot IDQ8WUD6
PfamPF01066
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.32324454)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CHPT1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CHPT1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CHPT1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CHPT1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Chpt1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CHPT1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Chpt1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsCEPT1, SELENOI
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in testis, colon, small intestine, heart, prostate and spleen. Also detected in kidney, skeletal muscle, pancreas, leukocytes, ovary and thymus. Weakly expressed in the brain, placenta and lung. Overexpressed in cancerous breast epithelial cell lines. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10893425, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12359261}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs3205421 
Subcellular location [CC]Golgi apparatus membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12221122};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12221122}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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