Gene description for Acot2
Gene name acyl-CoA thioesterase 2
Gene symbol Acot2
Other names/aliases Mte1
Species Rattus norvegicus
 Database cross references - Acot2
ExoCarta ExoCarta_192272
Vesiclepedia VP_192272
Entrez Gene 192272
 Acot2 identified in sEVs derived from the following tissue/cell type
Adipocytes 25998041    
 Gene ontology annotations for Acot2
Molecular Function
    thiolester hydrolase activity GO:0016790 IEA
    fatty acyl-CoA hydrolase activity GO:0047617 IBA
    fatty acyl-CoA hydrolase activity GO:0047617 IDA
    fatty acyl-CoA hydrolase activity GO:0047617 ISO
    carboxylic ester hydrolase activity GO:0052689 IEA
    long-chain fatty acyl-CoA hydrolase activity GO:0052816 IDA
Biological Process
    very long-chain fatty acid metabolic process GO:0000038 ISO
    response to hypoxia GO:0001666 IDA
    long-chain fatty acid metabolic process GO:0001676 ISO
    fatty acid metabolic process GO:0006631 IBA
    fatty acid metabolic process GO:0006631 IEA
    acyl-CoA metabolic process GO:0006637 IBA
    acyl-CoA metabolic process GO:0006637 IEA
    acyl-CoA metabolic process GO:0006637 ISO
    response to xenobiotic stimulus GO:0009410 IEP
    response to hormone GO:0009725 IEP
    response to nutrient levels GO:0031667 IEP
    long-chain fatty-acyl-CoA catabolic process GO:0036116 IDA
    response to epidermal growth factor GO:0070849 IEP
Subcellular Localization
    mitochondrion GO:0005739 ISO
    mitochondrial matrix GO:0005759 IEA
 Experiment description of studies that identified Acot2 in sEVs
1
Experiment ID 225
MISEV standards
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EM
Biophysical techniques
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GAPDH|CD63
Enriched markers
✘ Negative markers
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NTA
Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 25998041    
Organism Rattus norvegicus
Experiment description Proteomic Analysis of Extracellular Vesicles Released by Adipocytes of Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) Rats.
Authors "Lee JE, Moon PG, Lee IK, Baek MC"
Journal name Protein J
Publication year 2015
Sample Adipocytes
Sample name Adipocytes
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry
Western blotting
 Protein-protein interactions for Acot2
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
No interactions are found.
 Pathways in which Acot2 is involved
No pathways found





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