| ID | Sequence | Length | GC content |
|---|---|---|---|
| GGUAAUGCCUGCGGCAGGGGCGGAACUGCUAGGUGGUCUGAGCCCGGCU… | 1723 nt | 0.4724 | |
| AGCUUGCAGGCAGCGCAGGGCAGACGGCGGCAGGAGAAGCAAGAUGAAU… | 1520 nt | 0.4553 |
The product of this gene is an enzyme involved in lipid metabolism, and it encodes cytosolic acetoacetyl-CoA thiolase. This gene shows complementary overlapping with the 3-prime region of the TCP1 gene in both mouse and human. These genes are encoded on opposite strands of DNA, as well as in opposite transcriptional orientation. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2014]
A study in mice demonstrated that the ACAT2 mRNA is downregulated in an alcoholic liver disease model and its expression is reduced upon depletion of the associated lncRNA lnc_1700023H06Rik in hepatocytes, correlating with induced triglyceride accumulation and lactate dehydrogenase leakage [Dou et al. DOI:10.3389/Fphar.2021.709287]. A study in mice demonstrated that alcohol-induced alcoholic liver disease significantly up-regulated the ACAT2 gene expression, and intervention with Gentiana dahurica Fisch ethanol extract down-regulated it to normal levels [Cao et al. DOI:10.1016/J.Jep.2020.113422].