Full name: carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1C

Gene type: protein coding

RefSeq status: REVIEWED

Also known as: CATL1; CPT1-B; CPT1P; CPTI-B; CPTIC; SPG73

Summary: This gene encodes a member of the carnitine/choline acetyltransferase family. The encoded protein regulates the beta-oxidation and transport of long-chain fatty acids into mitochondria, and may play a role in the regulation of feeding behavior and whole-body energy homeostasis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple protein isoforms have been observed for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2010]

Expression: Biased expression in brain (RPKM 10.7), endometrium (RPKM 2.3) and 9 other tissues

Gene size: 23070bp

Exon count: 24