Enables acetyl-CoA C-acetyltransferase activity. Involved in several processes, including bile acid signaling pathway; ketone body catabolic process; and liver development. Located in cytosol. Biomarker of premature menopause. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in coronary artery disease. Orthologous to human ACAT2 (acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]