LIPT1, Official Symbol LIPT1provided by HGNC Official Full Name lipoyltransferase 1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:29569 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000144182 MIM:610284; AllianceGenome:HGNC:29569 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as LIPT1D Summary The process of transferring lipoic acid to proteins is a two-step process. The first step is the activation of lipoic acid by lipoate-activating enzyme to form lipoyl-AMP. For the second step, the protein encoded by this gene transfers the lipoyl moiety to apoproteins. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. A related pseudogene has been identified on chromosome 13. Read-through transcription also exists between this gene and the neighboring downstream mitochondrial ribosomal protein L30 (MRPL30) gene. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2011] Expression Ubiquitous expression in testis (RPKM 4.4), thyroid (RPKM 4.3) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all