Protein
Carnitine O-acetyltransferase, mitochondrial
Organism
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain ATCC 204508 / S288c)
Function
Carnitine acetylase is specific for short chain fatty acids. Carnitine acetylase seems to affect the flux through the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex. It may be involved as well in the transport of acetyl-CoA into mitochondria.
Similarity
Belongs to the carnitine/choline acetyltransferase family.
Sequence
MRICHSRTLSNLKDLPITSRRAMHSAIVNYSTQKAQFPVETNNGEHYWAEKPNKFYQNKRPNFQGITFAKQQDLPSLPVPELKSTLDKYLQTIRPFCNDVETFERQQLLCKDFSEHMGPILQDRLKEYANDKRNWMAKFWDEQSYLQYNDPIVPYVSYFYSHMPLPNHLSKIDNDPLIKATAIISTVVKFIEAIKDESLPVEIIKGMPFCMNSFSLMFNTSRLPGKPEDNQDTNIFYSVYENNFVTIAYKGKFYKLMTHDGNDKPLSENEIWRQLYSVVFQGSQSDPKLGGIGSLTSLPRDQWREVHLELMKDPISQDSLETIHKSSFMLCLDLDQSPVTLEEKSRNCWHGDGINRFYDKSLQFLVTGNGSSGFLAEHSKMDGTPTLFLNNYVCQQLNKLDVDDFMRKVITPSSTVAMKPMELPFIITPKIHKAIESAQLQFKETIGEHDLRVWHYNKYGKTFIKRHGMSPDAFIQQVIQLAVFKYLKRQLPTYEAASTRKYFKGRTETGRSVSTASLEFVSKWQNGDVPIAEKIQALKHSAKEHSTYLKNAANGNGVDRHFFGLKNMLKSNDDQIPPLFKDPLFNYSSTWLISTSQLSSEYFDGYGWSQVNDNGFGLAYMLNNEWLHINIVNKPAKSGASVNRLHYYLSQAADEIFDALENENKRKAKL