The Origin and Diversity of Cpt1 Genes in Vertebrate Species.

The Carnitine palmitoyltransferase I (Cpt1) gene family plays a crucial role in energy homeostasis since it is required for the occurrence of fatty acid β-oxidation in the mitochondria. The exact gene repertoire in different vertebrate lineages is variable. Presently, four genes are documented: Cpt1...

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Main Authors: Mónica Lopes-Marques, Inês L S Delgado, Raquel Ruivo, Yan Torres, Sri Bhashyam Sainath, Eduardo Rocha, Isabel Cunha, Miguel M Santos, L Filipe C Castro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4589379?pdf=render