ACOT2

ACOT2
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesACOT2, CTE-IA, CTE1A, MTE1, PTE2, PTE2A, ZAP128, acyl-CoA thioesterase 2
External IDsOMIM: 609972; MGI: 2159605; HomoloGene: 25661; GeneCards: ACOT2; OMA:ACOT2 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_006821
NM_001364177
NM_001364178

NM_134188

RefSeq (protein)

NP_006812
NP_001351106
NP_001351107

NP_598949

Location (UCSC)Chr 14: 73.57 – 73.58 MbChr 12: 84.03 – 84.04 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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Acyl-CoA thioesterase 2, also known as ACOT2, is an enzyme which in humans is encoded by the ACOT2 gene.[5][6][7]

Acyl-CoA thioesterases, such as ACOT2, are a group of enzymes that hydrolyze Coenzyme A (CoA) esters, such as acyl-CoAs, bile CoAs, and CoA esters of prostaglandins, to the corresponding free acid and CoA.[8] ACOT2 shows high acyl-CoA thioesterase activity on medium- and long-chain acyl-CoAs, with an optimal pH of 8.5. It is most active on myristoyl-CoA but also shows high activity on palmitoyl-CoA, stearoyl-CoA, and arachidoyl-CoA.[6]

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000119673Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000021226Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ "Entrez Gene: ACOT2 acyl-CoA thioesterase 2".
  6. ^ a b Jones JM, Gould SJ (August 2000). "Identification of PTE2, a human peroxisomal long-chain acyl-CoA thioesterase". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 275 (1): 233–240. doi:10.1006/bbrc.2000.3285. PMID 10944470.
  7. ^ Hunt MC, Rautanen A, Westin MA, Svensson LT, Alexson SE (September 2006). "Analysis of the mouse and human acyl-CoA thioesterase (ACOT) gene clusters shows that convergent, functional evolution results in a reduced number of human peroxisomal ACOTs". FASEB Journal. 20 (11): 1855–1864. doi:10.1096/fj.06-6042com. PMID 16940157. S2CID 501610.
  8. ^ Hunt MC, Yamada J, Maltais LJ, Wright MW, Podesta EJ, Alexson SE (September 2005). "A revised nomenclature for mammalian acyl-CoA thioesterases/hydrolases". Journal of Lipid Research. 46 (9): 2029–2032. doi:10.1194/jlr.E500003-JLR200. PMID 16103133.