Catalyzes the succinyl-CoA-dependent conversion of glutarate to glutaryl-CoA. Can use different dicarboxylic acids as CoA acceptors, the preferred ones are glutarate, succinate, adipate, and 3-hydroxymethylglutarate.
Subcellular locations: Mitochondrion
Highly expressed in kidney. Intermediate expression in liver, skeletal muscle and pancreas. Little to no expression detected in other tissues examined.