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LIPT2 - lipoyl(octanoyl) transferase 2 Gene

Homo sapiens (human)
Gene ID: 387787 | Gene type: protein coding

About LIPT2

Summary

This gene encodes a mitochondrial protein that catalyzes the transfer of octanoic acid to lipoate-dependent Enzymes such as octanoyl-ACP. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2016]

LIPT2 Products(1)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_001144869.3 NP_001138341.1 octanoyl-[acyl-carrier-protein]:protein N-octanoyltransferase LIPT2, mitochondrial isoform 1 precursor
Gene Ontology
  • Biological Process
  • Cellular Component
Biological Process GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
involved in positive regulation of oxygen metabolic process IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
28757203 GOA
involved in protein lipoylation IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
28757203 GOA
Cellular Component GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
located in mitochondrion IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
28757203 GOA
EXP: Inferred from Experiment IDA: Inferred from direct assay IPI: Inferred from physical interaction IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype IGI: Inferred from genetic interaction IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

octanoyl-[acyl-carrier-protein]:protein N-octanoyltransferase LIPT2, mitochondrial

lipoate-protein ligase B

lipoyl(octanoyl) transferase 2 (putative)

lipoyltransferase 2

octanoyl-[acyl-carrier-protein]-protein N-octanoyltransferase

putative lipoyltransferase 2, mitochondrial

putative octanoyltransferase, mitochondrial