Storage Buffer: PBS, pH 7.4(1%BSA and 0.1% Sodium azide)
Background:
Acyl-CoA thioesterases are a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of acyl-CoAs to the free fatty acid and coenzyme A (CoASH), providing the potential to regulate intracellular levels of acyl-CoAs, free fatty acids and CoASH. Acyl-coenzyme A Thioesterase 8, also known as ACOT8 may mediate Nef-induced down-regulation of CD4. It is a major thioesterase in peroxisomes and competes with BAAT (Bile acid CoA: amino acid N-acyltransferase) for bile acid-CoA substrate (such as chenodeoxycholoyl-CoA). It shows a preference for medium-length fatty acyl-CoAs and may be involved in the metabolic regulation of peroxisome proliferation.
Alternate Names:
ACTEIII; Acot8; ACOT8_Hu; acyl CoA thioesterase 8; Acyl-CoA thioesterase 8; Acyl-coenzyme A thioesterase 8; Choloyl coenzyme A thioesterase; Choloyl-coenzyme A thioesterase; hACTE III; hACTE-III; hACTEIII; HIV Nef associated acyl CoA thioesterase; HIV-Nef-associated acyl-CoA thioesterase; HNAACTE; hTE; Long chain fatty acyl CoA hydrolase; Palmitoyl CoA hydrolase; Peroxisomal acyl CoA thioesterase 1; Peroxisomal acyl coenzyme A thioester hydrolase 1; Peroxisomal acyl-coenzyme A thioester hydrolase 1; Peroxisomal long chain acyl CoA thioesterase 1; Peroxisomal long-chain acyl-CoA thioesterase 1; PTE 1; PTE 2; PTE-1; PTE-2; PTE1; PTE2; Thioesterase II.