GLYAT, Official Symbol GLYATprovided by HGNC Official Full Name glycine-N-acyltransferaseprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:13734 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000149124 MIM:607424; AllianceGenome:HGNC:13734 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as CAT; GAT; ACGNAT Summary The glycine-N-acyltransferase protein conjugates glycine with acyl-CoA substrates in the mitochondria. The protein is thought to be important in the detoxification of endogenous and xenobiotic acyl-CoA's. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Biased expression in kidney (RPKM 86.1), liver (RPKM 53.7) and 1 other tissue See more Orthologs all