Acat1 MGI Mouse Gene Detail - MGI:87870 - acetyl-Coenzyme A acetyltransferase 1

Symbol

Acat1
Name

acetyl-Coenzyme A acetyltransferase 1
Synonyms

6330585C21Rik, Acat

Feature Type

protein coding gene
IDs

MGI:87870
NCBI Gene: 110446
Alliance

genome feature page
Transcription Start Sites

5 TSS

Sequence Map

Chr9:53491822-53521650 bp, - strand
From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
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Genome Browsers

Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI

Genetic Map

Chromosome 9, 29.12 cM, cytoband C-D
Mapping Data

9 experiments

SNPs within 2kb

870 from dbSNP Build 142
Strain Annotations

19
RFLP

3

For selected strains:

Strain	Gene Model ID	Feature Type	Coordinates
C57BL/6J	MGI_C57BL6J_87870	protein coding gene	Chr9:53491822-53521682 (-)
129S1/SvImJ	ENSMUSG00200018031	protein coding gene	Chr9:50622991-50652855 (-)
A/J	ENSMUSG00195019013	protein coding gene	Chr9:50328201-50358074 (-)
AKR/J	ENSMUSG00220031731	protein coding gene	Chr9:50449577-50479439 (-)
BALB/cJ	ENSMUSG00180030867	protein coding gene	Chr9:50441554-50471428 (-)
C3H/HeJ	ENSMUSG00175013100	protein coding gene	Chr9:50453494-50483367 (-)
C57BL/6NJ	ENSMUSG00215034502	protein coding gene	Chr9:50425034-50454895 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ	MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0032218	protein coding gene	Chr9:50360343-50390070 (-)
CAST/EiJ	ENSTCUG00005013505	protein coding gene	Chr9:50373304-50402523 (-)
CBA/J	ENSMUSG00210016317	protein coding gene	Chr9:50564182-50594043 (-)
DBA/2J	ENSMUSG00185010161	protein coding gene	Chr9:50582031-50611889 (-)
FVB/NJ	ENSMUSG00205027249	protein coding gene	Chr9:50845873-50875749 (-)
JF1/MsJ	ENSUMUG00000039824	protein coding gene	Chr9:50616703-50644806 (-)
LP/J	ENSMUSG00230040884	protein coding gene	Chr9:50834290-50864153 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ	ENSMUSG00190020403	protein coding gene	Chr9:50643882-50673758 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ	ENSMUSG00225027799	protein coding gene	Chr9:50838461-50868335 (-)
PWK/PhJ	ENSLUMG00010019492	protein coding gene	Chr9:50575840-50603853 (-)
SPRET/EiJ	ENSMSPG00010021482	protein coding gene	Chr9:51501460-51531020 (-)
WSB/EiJ	ENSIUOG00005017160	protein coding gene	Chr9:50057486-50087354 (-)

Human Ortholog

ACAT1, acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase 1

Vertebrate Orthologs

3

Vertebrate Orthology Source

Alliance of Genome Resources

Human Ortholog

ACAT1, acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase 1
Synonyms

ACAT, MAT, T2, THIL
Links

HGNC:93

NCBI Gene ID: 38

UniProt: P24752
Chr Location

11q22.3; chr11:108116695-108148957 (+) GRCh38

MGI Vertebrate Homology

Acat1 stringent orthology
1 human;1 mouse;1 rat;1 zebrafish
HCOP

vertebrate homology predictions: ACAT1
Protein SuperFamily

Ac-CoA_Ac_transf
Gene Tree

Acat1

Diseases

2 with human ACAT1 associations

				Human Disease	Mouse Models
				beta-ketothiolase deficiency IDs beta-ketothiolase deficiency DOID:14723 MESH:C535818 OMIM:203750 ORDO:134 UMLS_CUI:C1533628
				carbohydrate metabolic disorder IDs carbohydrate metabolic disorder DOID:2978 DOID:9434 ICD10CM:E74.9 ICD9CM:271.8 MESH:D002239 NCI:C97089 ORDO:79161 UMLS_CUI:C0007001 UMLS_CUI:C0149670

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Phenotype Summary

2 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
12 phenotype references

Phenotype Overview

Blue squares indicate phenotypes directly attributed to mutations/alleles of this gene.

adipose tissue	behavior/neurological	cardiovascular system	cellular	craniofacial	digestive/alimentary system	embryo	endocrine/exocrine glands	growth/size/body	hearing/vestibular/ear	hematopoietic system	homeostasis/metabolism	integument	immune system	limbs/digits/tail	liver/biliary system	mortality/aging	muscle	nervous system	pigmentation	renal/urinary system	reproductive system	respiratory system	skeleton	taste/olfaction	neoplasm	vision/eye

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All Mutations and Alleles

13
Endonuclease-mediated

6
Gene trapped

4
Targeted

3
Incidental Mutations

Mutagenetix , APF , CvDC
Find Mice (IMSR)

26 strains or lines available

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All GO Annotations

61
GO References

19

Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding	cytoskeletal protein binding	DNA binding	enzyme regulator	hydrolase	ligase	lipid binding	oxidoreductase	RNA binding	signaling receptor activity	signaling receptor binding	transcription	transferase	transporter

Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism	cell differentiation	cell population proliferation	cellular component organization	DNA-templated transcription	establishment of localization	homeostatic process	immune system process	lipid metabolic process	programmed cell death	protein metabolic process	response to stimulus	signaling	system development

Cellular Component

cell projection	cytoplasmic vesicle	cytoskeleton	cytosol	endoplasmic reticulum	endosome	extracellular region	Golgi apparatus	mitochondrion	membraneless organelle	nucleus	organelle envelope	organelle lumen	plasma membrane	protein-containing complex	synapse	vacuole

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Expression Overview

GXD's primary emphasis is on endogenous gene expression during development. Click on grid cells to view annotations.

Blue cells = expressed in wild-type.
Gray triangles = other expression annotations only
(e.g. absence of expression or data from mutants).

early conceptus	embryo ectoderm	embryo endoderm	embryo mesoderm	embryo mesenchyme	extraembryonic component	alimentary system	auditory system	branchial arches	cardiovascular system	connective tissue	endocrine system	exocrine system	hemolymphoid system	integumental system	limbs	liver and biliary system	musculoskeletal system	nervous system	olfactory system	reproductive system	respiratory system	urinary system	visual system

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Assay Results

610
Tissues

10
cDNA Data

252
Literature Summary

4

Tissue x Stage Matrix

Other Mouse Links

Allen Institute

GEO

Expression Atlas
Other Vertebrate Links

Xenbase acat1

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All Sequences

43
RefSeq

2
UniProt

2
CCDS

CCDS23184.1

Ensembl

ENSMUSG00000032047 (Evidence)
NCBI Gene

110446

			Length	Strain/Species	Flank
genomic	110446	NCBI Gene Model \| MGI Sequence Detail	29829	C57BL/6J	± kb
transcript	NM_144784	RefSeq \| MGI Sequence Detail	3373	ZRU/MplStud
polypeptide	Q8QZT1	UniProt \| EBI \| MGI Sequence Detail	424	Not Applicable

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UniProt

2 Sequences
Protein Ontology

PR:000003610 acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase, mitochondrial

(term hierarchy)
EC

2.3.1.9
InterPro Domains

IPR002155 Thiolase

IPR020610 Thiolase, active site

IPR020615 Thiolase, acyl-enzyme intermediate active site

IPR020613 Thiolase, conserved site

IPR020617 Thiolase, C-terminal

IPR016039 Thiolase-like

IPR020616 Thiolase, N-terminal
GlyGen

Q8QZT1 1 site, 1 O-linked glycan (1 site)

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All nucleic 261

Genomic 1

cDNA 255

Primer pair 3

Other 2

Microarray probesets 5

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MGD-MRK-1027, MGD-MRK-1028, MGI:2443107

Summaries

All 100

Developmental Gene Expression 4

Gene Ontology 19

Phenotypes 12
Earliest

J:384529 Daum RS, et al., An inherited disorder of isoleucine catabolism causing accumulation of alpha-methylacetoacetate and alpha-methyl-beta -hydroxybutyrate, and intermittent metabolic acidosis. Pediatr Res. 1973 Mar;7(3):149-60
Latest

J:361222 Huynh TN, et al., Inhibiting the Cholesterol Storage Enzyme ACAT1/SOAT1 in Aging Apolipoprotein E4 Mice Alters Their Brains' Inflammatory Profiles. Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Dec 21;25(24)

TSS for Acat1:

(View these features in JBrowse)

Transcription Start Site	Location	Distance from Gene 5'-end
Tssr89608	Chr9:53521629-53521667 (-)	2 bp
Tssr89607	Chr9:53521585-53521628 (-)	43 bp
Tssr89606	Chr9:53506020-53506040 (-)	15,620 bp
Tssr89605	Chr9:53503380-53503397 (-)	18,261 bp
Tssr89604	Chr9:53503324-53503336 (-)	18,320 bp

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