Gene

Gene details

Summary of gene annotations and link-out to annotation databases

Basic gene annotations are collected from Uniprot and displayed with links to original sources. A quick link to explore the genomic context with Uniprot Browser is available.

CPT2 - carnitine palmitoyltransferase 2

Function

Involved in the intramitochondrial synthesis of acylcarnitines from accumulated acyl-CoA metabolites (PubMed:20538056, PubMed:24780397). Reconverts acylcarnitines back into the respective acyl-CoA esters that can then undergo beta-oxidation, an essential step for the mitochondrial uptake of long-chain fatty acids and their subsequent beta-oxidation in the mitochondrion. Active with medium (C8-C12) and long-chain (C14-C18) acyl-CoA esters (PubMed:20538056).

Uniprot Browser
Entrez IDEnsEMBL IDPreferred NameUniprot ID
1376 ENSG00000157184 CPT2 P23786

Gene Regulons

List of regulons containing the gene.

A gene can be associated with multiple causal flows as a member of multiple regulons

RegulonProgram# genes# regulators# causal flows