ATP-Citrate Synthase (ACLY) Human Recombinant Protein

ATP citrate lyase is the primary enzyme responsible for the synthesis of cytosolic acetyl-CoA in many tissues. The enzyme is a tetramer (relative molecular weight approximately 440,000) of apparently identical subunits. It catalyzes the formation of acetyl-CoA and oxaloacetate from citrate and CoA with a concomitant hydrolysis of ATP to ADP and phosphate. The product, acetyl-CoA, serves several important biosynthetic pathways, including lipogenesis and cholesterogenesis. In nervous tissue, ATP citrate-lyase may be involved in the biosynthesis of acetylcholine. Multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been identified for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2014]

ACLY: ATP citrate-lyase is the primary enzyme responsible for the synthesis of cytosolic acetyl-CoA in many tissues. Has a central role in de novo lipid synthesis. In nervous tissue it may be involved in the biosynthesis of acetylcholine. Homotetramer. 2 isoforms of the human protein are produced by alternative splicing.

Protein type: Transferase; Carbohydrate Metabolism - citrate (TCA) cycle; EC 2.3.3.8; Lyase

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 17q21.2

Cellular Component: cytoplasm; cytosol; membrane; mitochondrion; nucleoplasm; plasma membrane

Molecular Function: ATP binding; ATP citrate synthase activity; cofactor binding; metal ion binding; protein binding

Biological Process: acetyl-CoA biosynthetic process; cellular lipid metabolic process; cholesterol biosynthetic process; citrate metabolic process; energy reserve metabolic process; fatty acid biosynthetic process; lipid biosynthetic process; oxaloacetate metabolic process; positive regulation of cellular metabolic process; triacylglycerol biosynthetic process