This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website.
- Table of Contents
Facts about Acyl-coenzyme A thioesterase 5.
Mainly active on medium-chain acyl- CoAs. May have a function in termination of beta-oxidation of fatty acids.
| Mouse | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | Acot5 |
| Uniprot: | Q6Q2Z6 |
| Entrez: | 217698 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| C/M/P thioester hydrolase family |

Acyl-coenzyme A thioesterase 5
Mass (kDA):
46.573 kDA

| Mouse | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 12|12 D1 |
| Sequence: | 12; |
Highly expressed in spleen, brain, testis and proximal and distal intestine; expressed at low level in the liver.

PMID: 15007068 by Westin M.A.K., et al. Molecular cloning and characterization of two mouse peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARalpha)-regulated peroxisomal acyl-CoA thioesterases.
PMID: 16940157 by Hunt M.C., et al. 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.