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Facts about Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA synthase, mitochondrial.
Human | |
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Gene Name: | HMGCS2 |
Uniprot: | P54868 |
Entrez: | 3158 |
Belongs to: |
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thiolase-like superfamily |
3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A synthase; 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase 2 (mitochondrial); 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-Coenzyme A synthase 2 (mitochondrial); EC 2.3.3.10; HMG-CoA synthase; hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA synthase, mitochondrial; mitochondrial 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase
Mass (kDA):
56.635 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 1p12 |
Sequence: | 1; NC_000001.11 (119747996..119768932, complement) |
Expression in liver is 200-fold higher than in any other tissue. Low expression in colon, kidney, testis, and pancreas. Very low expression in heart and skeletal muscle. Not detected in brain. The relative expression of isoform 3 (at mRNA level) is highest in heart (70%) and skeletal muscle (60%).
Mitochondrion.
PMID: 7893153 by Mascaro C., et al. Molecular cloning and tissue expression of human mitochondrial 3- hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase.
PMID: 9305755 by Boukaftane Y., et al. Cloning and characterization of the human mitochondrial 3-hydroxy-3- methylglutaryl CoA synthase gene.