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Designing a Western blot for CPT1A? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the CPT1A Western Blot Guide4 Citations
Facts about Carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase 1, liver isoform.
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| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | CPT1A |
| Uniprot: | P50416 |
| Entrez: | 1374 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| carnitine/choline acetyltransferase family |

carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase 1, liver isoform; Carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase I, liver isoform; carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A (liver); Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A; carnitine palmitoyltransferase I, liver; CPT I; CPT1; CPT1-LEC 2.3.1.21; CPTI-L; EC 2.3.1; L-CPT1
Mass (kDA):
88.368 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 11q13.3 |
| Sequence: | 11; NC_000011.10 (68754620..68844410, complement) |
Strong expression in kidney and heart, and lower in liver and skeletal muscle.
Mitochondrion outer membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.





PMID: 7892212 by Britton C.H., et al. Human liver mitochondrial carnitine palmitoyltransferase I: characterization of its cDNA and chromosomal localization and partial analysis of the gene.
PMID: 12189492 by Gobin S., et al. Organization of the human liver carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 gene (CPT1A) and identification of novel mutations in hypoketotic hypoglycaemia.