carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1B, muscle isoform (CPT1B, KIAA1670)

Function

• fatty acid beta-oxidation cycle

palmitoyl-CoA + L-carnitine <--> CoA + L-palmitoylcarnitine

Structure

• belongs to the carnitine/choline acetyltransferase family

Compartment

mitochondrial outer membrane

Expression

• strong expression in heart & skeletal muscle
• no expression in liver & kidney

More general terms

• carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 (CPT1)

Database

• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:1375
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/601987
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q92523.html
• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=1375