Biology:Carnitine palmitoyltransferase II

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Short description: Mammalian protein found in humans


A representation of the 3D structure of the protein myoglobin showing turquoise α-helices.
Generic protein structure example

Carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase 2, mitochondrial is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CPT2 gene.[1][2]

Function

Carnitine palmitoyltransferase II precursor (CPT2) is a mitochondrial membrane protein which is transported to the mitochondrial inner membrane. CPT2 together with carnitine palmitoyltransferase I oxidizes long-chain fatty acids in the mitochondria. Defects in this gene are associated with mitochondrial long-chain fatty-acid (LCFA) oxidation disorders and carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency.[2]

Acyl-CoA from cytosol to the mitochondrial matrix

See also

  • Carnitine palmitoyltransferase I

References

  1. "Localization of the human gene for carnitine palmitoyltransferase to 1p13-p11 by nonradioactive in situ hybridization". Genomics 13 (4): 1372–1374. Sep 1992. doi:10.1016/0888-7543(92)90076-5. PMID 1339389.  (Retracted)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: CPT2 carnitine palmitoyltransferase II". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=1376. 

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