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NameCarnitine O-palmitoyltransferase 1, liver isoform
Synonyms
  • 2.3.1.21
  • Carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase I, liver isoform
  • Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A
  • CPT I
  • CPT1
  • CPT1-L
  • CPTI-L
Gene NameCPT1A
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0000809|Carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase 1, liver isoform
MAEAHQAVAFQFTVTPDGIDLRLSHEALRQIYLSGLHSWKKKFIRFKNGIITGVYPASPS
SWLIVVVGVMTTMYAKIDPSLGIIAKINRTLETANCMSSQTKNVVSGVLFGTGLWVALIV
TMRYSLKVLLSYHGWMFTEHGKMSRATKIWMGMVKIFSGRKPMLYSFQTSLPRLPVPAVK
DTVNRYLQSVRPLMKEEDFKRMTALAQDFAVGLGPRLQWYLKLKSWWATNYVSDWWEEYI
YLRGRGPLMVNSNYYAMDLLYILPTHIQAARAGNAIHAILLYRRKLDREEIKPIRLLGST
IPLCSAQWERMFNTSRIPGEETDTIQHMRDSKHIVVYHRGRYFKVWLYHDGRLLKPREME
QQMQRILDNTSEPQPGEARLAALTAGDRVPWARCRQAYFGRGKNKQSLDAVEKAAFFVTL
DETEEGYRSEDPDTSMDSYAKSLLHGRCYDRWFDKSFTFVVFKNGKMGLNAEHSWADAPI
VAHLWEYVMSIDSLQLGYAEDGHCKGDINPNIPYPTRLQWDIPGECQEVIETSLNTANLL
ANDVDFHSFPFVAFGKGIIKKCRTSPDAFVQLALQLAHYKDMGKFCLTYEASMTRLFREG
RTETVRSCTTESCDFVRAMVDPAQTVEQRLKLFKLASEKHQHMYRLAMTGSGIDRHLFCL
YVVSKYLAVESPFLKEVLSEPWRLSTSQTPQQQVELFDLENNPEYVSSGGGFGPVADDGY
GVSYILVGENLINFHISSKFSCPETDSHRFGRHLKEAMTDIITLFGLSSNSKK
Number of residues773
Molecular Weight88366.92
Theoretical pI8.84
GO Classification
Functions
  • carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase activity
Processes
  • glucose metabolic process
  • regulation of insulin secretion
  • circadian rhythm
  • carnitine metabolic process
  • cellular lipid metabolic process
  • carnitine shuttle
  • protein homooligomerization
  • eating behavior
  • response to organic cyclic compound
  • epithelial cell differentiation
  • triglyceride metabolic process
  • response to drug
  • positive regulation of fatty acid beta-oxidation
  • long-chain fatty acid metabolic process
  • fatty acid beta-oxidation
  • cellular response to fatty acid
  • small molecule metabolic process
Components
  • mitochondrion
  • membrane
  • mitochondrial inner membrane
  • mitochondrial outer membrane
  • integral component of mitochondrial outer membrane
General FunctionCarnitine o-palmitoyltransferase activity
Specific FunctionCatalyzes the transfer of the acyl group of long-chain fatty acid-CoA conjugates onto carnitine, an essential step for the mitochondrial uptake of long-chain fatty acids and their subsequent beta-oxidation in the mitochondrion. Plays an important role in triglyceride metabolism.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions48-73 103-122
GenBank Protein ID755646
UniProtKB IDP50416
UniProtKB Entry NameCPT1A_HUMAN
Cellular LocationMitochondrion outer membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0018950|Carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase 1, liver isoform (CPT1A)
ATGGCAGAAGCTCACCAAGCTGTGGCCTTTCAGTTCACGGTCACTCCGGACGGGATTGAC
CTGCGGCTGAGCCATGAAGCTCTTAGACAAATCTATCTCTCTGGACTTCATTCCTGGAAA
AAGAAGTTCATCAGATTCAAGAACGGCATCATCACTGGCGTGTACCCGGCAAGCCCCTCC
AGTTGGCTTATCGTGGTGGTGGGCGTGATGACAACGATGTACGCCAAGATCGACCCCTCG
TTAGGAATAATTGCAAAAATCAATCGGACTCTGGAAACGGCCAACTGCATGTCCAGCCAG
ACGAAGAACGTGGTCAGCGGCGTGCTGTTTGGCACCGGCCTGTGGGTGGCCCTCATCGTC
ACCATGCGCTACTCCCTGAAAGTGCTGCTCTCCTACCACGGGTGGATGTTCACTGAGCAC
GGCAAGATGAGTCGTGCCACCAAGATCTGGATGGGTATGGTCAAGATCTTTTCAGGCCGA
AAACCCATGTTGTACAGCTTCCAGACATCGCTGCCTCGCCTGCCGGTCCCGGCTGTCAAA
GACACTGTGAACAGGTATCTACAGTCGGTGAGGCCTCTTATGAAGGAAGAAGACTTCAAA
CGGATGACAGCACTTGCTCAAGATTTTGCTGTCGGTCTTGGACCAAGATTACAGTGGTAT
TTGAAGTTAAAATCCTGGTGGGCTACAAATTACGTGAGCGACTGGTGGGAGGAGTACATC
TACCTCCGAGGACGAGGGCCGCTCATGGTGAACAGCAACTATTATGCCATGGATCTGCTG
TATATCCTTCCAACTCACATTCAGGCAGCAAGAGCCGGCAACGCCATCCATGCCATCCTG
CTTTACAGGCGCAAACTGGACCGGGAGGAAATCAAACCAATTCGTCTTTTGGGATCCACG
ATTCCACTCTGCTCCGCTCAGTGGGAGCGGATGTTTAATACTTCCCGGATCCCAGGAGAG
GAGACAGACACCATCCAGCACATGAGAGACAGCAAGCACATCGTCGTGTACCATCGAGGA
CGCTACTTCAAGGTCTGGCTCTACCATGATGGGCGGCTGCTGAAGCCCCGGGAGATGGAG
CAGCAGATGCAGAGGATCCTGGACAATACCTCGGAGCCTCAGCCCGGGGAGGCCAGGCTG
GCAGCCCTCACCGCAGGAGACAGAGTTCCCTGGGCCAGGTGTCGTCAGGCCTATTTTGGA
CGTGGGAAAAATAAGCAGTCTCTTGATGCTGTGGAGAAAGCAGCGTTCTTCGTGACGTTA
GATGAAACTGAAGAAGGATACAGAAGTGAAGACCCGGATACGTCAATGGACAGCTACGCC
AAATCTCTACTACACGGCCGATGTTACGACAGGTGGTTTGACAAGTCGTTCACGTTTGTT
GTCTTCAAAAACGGGAAGATGGGCCTCAACGCTGAACACTCCTGGGCAGATGCGCCGATC
GTGGCCCACCTTTGGGAGTACGTCATGTCCATTGACAGCCTCCAGCTGGGCTATGCGGAG
GATGGGCACTGCAAAGGCGACATCAATCCGAACATTCCGTACCCCACCAGGCTGCAGTGG
GACATCCCGGGGGAATGTCAAGAGGTTATAGAGACCTCCCTGAACACCGCAAATCTTCTG
GCAAACGACGTGGATTTCCATTCCTTCCCATTCGTAGCCTTTGGTAAAGGAATCATCAAG
AAATGTCGCACGAGCCCAGACGCCTTTGTGCAGCTGGCCCTCCAGCTGGCGCACTACAAG
GACATGGGCAAGTTTTGCCTCACATACGAGGCCTCCATGACCCGGCTCTTCCGAGAGGGG
AGGACGGAGACCGTGCGCTCCTGCACCACTGAGTCATGCGACTTCGTGCGGGCCATGGTG
GACCCGGCCCAGACGGTGGAACAGAGGCTGAAGTTGTTCAAGTTGGCGTCTGAGAAGCAT
CAGCATATGTATCGCCTCGCCATGACCGGCTCTGGGATCGATCGTCACCTCTTCTGCCTT
TACGTGGTGTCTAAATATCTCGCTGTGGAGTCCCCTTTCCTTAAGGAAGTTTTATCTGAG
CCTTGGAGATTATCAACAAGCCAGACCCCTCAGCAGCAAGTGGAGCTGTTTGACTTGGAG
AATAACCCAGAGTACGTGTCCAGCGGAGGGGGCTTTGGACCGGTTGCTGATGACGGCTAT
GGTGTGTCGTACATCCTTGTGGGAGAGAACCTCATCAATTTCCACATTTCTTCCAAGTTC
TCTTGCCCTGAGACGGGGATTATAAGTCAAGGACCAAGTTCAGATACTTGA
GenBank Gene IDL39211
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDCPT1A
HGNC IDHGNC:2328
Chromosome Location11
Locus11q13.1-q13.2
References
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