Acyl-CoA oxidase 2

mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
Protein protein Q21096342
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Summary

Acyl-CoA oxidase 2 is a protein[1]. It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Part of: Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase/oxidase, N-terminal and middle domain superfamily[3], Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase/oxidase, N-terminal domain superfamily[4], acyl-CoA oxidase[5], Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase-like, C-terminal[6], Acyl-CoA oxidase/dehydrogenase, central domain, protein family[7], Acyl-CoA oxidase, C-terminal domain, protein family[8], Acyl-coenzyme An oxidase, N-terminal domain, protein family[9]
  • Has part(s): Acyl-coenzyme An oxidase, N-terminal[10], Acyl-CoA oxidase, C-terminal[11], Acyl-CoA oxidase/dehydrogenase, central domain[12]
  • Molecular function: oxidoreductase activity, acting on the CH-CH group of donors[13], acyl-CoA oxidase activity[14], pristanoyl-CoA oxidase activity[15], oxidoreductase activity[16], signaling receptor binding[17], protein homodimerization activity[18], 3alpha,7alpha,12alpha-trihydroxy-5beta-cholestanoyl-CoA 24-hydroxylase activity[19], FAD binding[20], acyl-CoA dehydrogenase activity[21], flavin adenine dinucleotide binding[22], fatty acid binding[23]
  • Cell component: intracellular membrane-bounded organelle[24], peroxisomal matrix[25], peroxisome[26], cytosol[27]
  • Biological process: lipid metabolism[28], fatty acid metabolic process[29], fatty acid beta-oxidation[30], bile acid biosynthetic process[31], positive regulation of cell death[32], positive regulation of response to oxidative stress[33], fatty acid beta-oxidation using acyl-CoA oxidase[34], fatty acid beta-oxidation using acyl-CoA dehydrogenase[35], protein targeting to peroxisome[36], lipid homeostasis[37]
  • Encoded by: ACOX2[38]
  • Found in taxon: Homo sapiens[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . A proteome-wide perspective on peroxisome targeting signal 1(PTS1)-Pex5p affinities. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . ACOX2 deficiency: An inborn error of bile acid synthesis identified in an adolescent with persistent hypertransaminasemia. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . ACOX2 deficiency: An inborn error of bile acid synthesis identified in an adolescent with persistent hypertransaminasemia. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Boghog · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Uniprot protein id → Norbert Burger
    Ec enzyme number → 1.3.3.6
    Refseq protein id → NP_003491, XP_005265562, XP_006713403 +2
    Imported from → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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