ATP Citrate Lyase Antibody

ATP citrate lyase, aslo known as ACLY,is anenzymethat in animals represents an important step infatty acid biosynthesis. ATP citrate lyase is the primary enzyme responsible for the synthesis ofcytosolicacetyl-CoAin many tissues. The enzyme is a tetramer of apparently identical subunits. The product, acetyl-CoA, in animals serves several important biosynthetic pathways, includinglipogenesis andcholesterogenesis.It is activated by insulin. In nervous tissue, ATP citrate-lyase may be involved in the biosynthesis of acetylcholine.In plants, ATP citrate lyase generates the acetyl-CoA for cytosolically-synthesized metabolites.