Protein Name alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase
Organism Rattus norvegicus
Gene ID 25284
Gene Symbol

Amacr

UniProt Q5BK88 (Q5BK88_RAT), G3V8F9 (G3V8F9_RAT)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 5
Total Number of Articles : 5
Description

alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase

Gene Summary

Enables alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase activity. Involved in bile acid biosynthetic process. Located in mitochondrion and peroxisome. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase deficiency; congenital bile acid synthesis defect 4; and urinary bladder cancer. Orthologous to human AMACR (alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

synonyms
  • alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase
  • 2-arylpropionyl-CoA epimerase
  • 2-methylacyl-CoA racemase
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Properties