ACOT2

ACOT2
Available structures
PDB	Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB
List of PDB id codes
	3HLK
Identifiers
Aliases	ACOT2, CTE-IA, CTE1A, MTE1, PTE2, PTE2A, ZAP128, acyl-CoA thioesterase 2
External IDs	OMIM: 609972; MGI: 2159605; HomoloGene: 25661; GeneCards: ACOT2; OMA:ACOT2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 14 (human)
End	73,575,658 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 12 (mouse)
End	84,040,647 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	apex of heart; ; liver; ; left ventricle; ; right lobe of liver; ; muscle of thigh; ; skeletal muscle tissue; ; gastrocnemius muscle; ; right auricle of heart; ; right adrenal gland; ; right adrenal cortex;
	Top expressed in
	interventricular septum; ; aortic valve; ; myocardium of ventricle; ; ascending aorta; ; muscle of thigh; ; brown adipose tissue; ; cumulus cell; ; ciliary body; ; decidua; ; internal carotid artery;
	More reference expression data
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Gene ontology
Molecular function	thiolester hydrolase activity; palmitoyl-CoA hydrolase activity; carboxylic ester hydrolase activity; hydrolase activity; signaling receptor binding; acyl-CoA hydrolase activity; myristoyl-CoA hydrolase activity; protein binding;
Cellular component	mitochondrial matrix; mitochondrion; peroxisomal matrix; cytosol;
Biological process	very long-chain fatty acid metabolic process; long-chain fatty acid metabolic process; acyl-CoA metabolic process; protein targeting to peroxisome; fatty acid metabolic process; lipid metabolism;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	10965
	171210
	ENSG00000119673
	ENSMUSG00000021226
	P49753
	Q9QYR9
	NM_006821; NM_001364177; NM_001364178
	NM_134188
	NP_006812; NP_001351106; NP_001351107
	NP_598949
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Acyl-CoA thioesterase 2, also known as ACOT2, is an enzyme which in humans is encoded by the ACOT2 gene.

Acyl-CoA thioesterases, such as ACOT2, are a group of enzymes that hydrolyze Coenzyme A (CoA) esters, such as acyl-CoAs, bile CoAs, and CoA esters of prostaglandins, to the corresponding free acid and CoA. ACOT2 shows high acyl-CoA thioesterase activity on medium- and long-chain acyl-CoAs, with an optimal pH of 8.5. It is most active on myristoyl-CoA but also shows high activity on palmitoyl-CoA, stearoyl-CoA, and arachidoyl-CoA.