NCBI Accession #
NP_565880.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_129360.4
NCBI Official Full Name
acetyl Co-enzyme a carboxylase carboxyltransferase alpha subunit
NCBI Official Symbol
CAC3
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
acetyl Co-enzyme a carboxylase carboxyltransferase alpha subunit; CARBOXYLTRANSFERASE ALPHA SUBUNIT; T8P21.5; T8P21_5
NCBI Protein Information
acetyl Co-enzyme a carboxylase carboxyltransferase alpha subunit
NCBI Summary
encodes the carboxyltransferase alpha subunit of acetyl-CoA carboxylase, involved in de novo fatty acid biosynthesis
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
ACCase subunit alpha; Acetyl-CoA carboxylase carboxyltransferase subunit alpha
UniProt Protein Name
Acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase carboxyl transferase subunit alpha, chloroplastic
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q9LD43
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q56YX0
UniProt Related Accession #
Q9LD43
UniProt Comments
Component of the acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase (ACC) complex. First, biotin carboxylase catalyzes the carboxylation of biotin on its carrier protein (BCCP) and then the CO2 group is transferred by the carboxyltransferase to acetyl-CoA to form malonyl-CoA .