This gene encodes a member of the carnitine/choline acetyltransferase family. The encoded protein converts 4,8-dimethylnonanoyl-CoA to its corresponding carnitine ester. This transesterification occurs in the peroxisome and is necessary for transport of medium- and long- chain acyl-CoA molecules out of the peroxisome to the cytosol and mitochondria. The protein thus plays a role in lipid metabolism and fatty acid beta-oxidation. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described.[provided by RefSeq, Jan 2009]
Forensic Context
A study in mice demonstrated that the CROT was identified as a hub node with differing relative connectivity between lines among ventral midbrain differentially expressed genes overexpressed in the methamphetamine high drinking line [Hitzemann et al. DOI:10.3390/brainsci9070155].