kat-1

Caenorhabditis elegans

Predicted to enable acetyl-CoA C-acetyltransferase activity. Predicted to be involved in fatty acid beta-oxidation. Located in mitochondrion. Expressed in body wall musculature. Used to study obesity. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in arteriosclerosis; beta-ketothiolase deficiency; and carbohydrate metabolic disorder. Is an ortholog of human ACAT1 (acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase 1).