This gene encodes an enzyme operative in the beta-oxidation system of the peroxisomes. Deficiency of this enzyme leads to pseudo-Zellweger syndrome. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Forensic Context
A study in mice demonstrated that the ACAA1 gene, involved in fatty acid degradation, was up-regulated by Gentiana dahurica Fisch ethanol extract intervention in a model of alcoholic liver disease [Cao et al. DOI:10.1016/J.Jep.2020.113422].