Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to enable acetyl-CoA C-acetyltransferase activity. Predicted to be involved in fatty acid beta-oxidation. Located in mitochondrion. Is expressed in several structures, including liver; lung; metanephros; nervous system; and neural retina. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in coronary artery disease. Orthologous to human ACAT2 (acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase 2).