Gene Information
Gene NameCRAT
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 Namecarnitine acyltransferase
Target TypeDiscontinued target
Gene Age1292 ( ENSG00000095321 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP43155
Gene CardCRAT
Uniprot IDP43155
PfamPF00755
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.331031217)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CRAT ( ortholog_one2many )
Dog_ CRAT ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CRAT ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CRAT ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Crat ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CRAT ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsCHAT, CROT, CPT1B, CPT2, CPT1C, CPT1A
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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