Therapeutic Target Details

Target ID: T19
Target Name: Acetyl-CoA carboxylase 2
Synonyms: ACC-beta; ACC2; ACCB; ACACB
GENE: ACACB
Action: inhibitor
Class: Enzyme
UniProtKB ID:O00763
Entry Name: ACACB_HUMAN
Related Drugs: Firsocostat
Mechanism: Acetyl-CoA carboxylases (ACCs) catalyse the committed step in DNL through the conversion of acetyl-CoA to malonyl-CoA. Furthermore, the product of this reaction, malonyl-CoA, is a signalling molecule that suppresses fatty acid oxidation through the inhibition of carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1. Thus, ACC inhibition could reduce hepatic lipid accumulation by suppressing DNL and stimulating fatty acid oxidation. ACC inhibitors improve hepatic steatosis and insulin sensitivity but increase plasma concentrations of triglyceride in mice, rats and humans.
Reference (PMIDs): 26976583

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