| Tissue Specificity | Expression in liver is 200-fold higher than in any other tissue. Low expression in colon, kidney, testis, and pancreas. Very low expression in heart and skeletal muscle. Not detected in brain. Isoform 3: Highest expression detected in heart and skeletal muscle. |
| Post Translational Modifications | Succinylated. Desuccinylated by SIRT5. Succinylation, at least at Lys-83 and Lys-310, inhibits the enzymatic activity. |
| Function | Catalyzes the first irreversible step in ketogenesis, condensing acetyl-CoA to acetoacetyl-CoA to form HMG-CoA, which is converted by HMG-CoA reductase (HMGCR) into mevalonate. |
| Protein Name | Hydroxymethylglutaryl-Coa Synthase - MitochondrialHmg-Coa Synthase3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl Coenzyme A Synthase |
| Database Links | Reactome: R-HSA-1989781Reactome: R-HSA-77111Reactome: R-HSA-9837999 |
| Cellular Localisation | Mitochondrion |
| Alternative Antibody Names | Anti-Hydroxymethylglutaryl-Coa Synthase - Mitochondrial antibodyAnti-Hmg-Coa Synthase antibodyAnti-3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl Coenzyme A Synthase antibodyAnti-HMGCS2 antibody |
Information sourced from Uniprot.org
