Objective: The aim of this study was to obtain goat <i>CRTC2</i> gene sequence and elucidate its biological properties, and further study the impact of overexpression and interference of <i>CRTC2</i> on the cell differentiation of goat subcutaneous precursor adipocytes.Methods: The sequence of goat <i>CRTC2</i> was cloned by reverse transcription (RT)-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and its molecular characterization was analyzed. The expression of <i>CRTC2</i> gene in goat tissues and subcutaneous precursor adipocytes differentiated from 0 to 120 h was examined by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). The effects of <i>CRTC2</i> on the subcutaneous precursor adipocyte differentiation were investigated by using liposome transfection, Bodipy, Oil Red O staining and qPCR.Results: The results showed that the cloned goat <i>CRTC2</i> gene was 2363 bp long (coding sequence [CDS] 2082 bp), encoding 693 amino acids. The relative expression levels of <i>CRTC2</i> gene were highest in liver and then in kidney (p<0.05). During differentiation, the highest expression of <i>CRTC2</i> in subcutaneous precursor adipocytes was observed at 120 of differentiating (p<0.01). In addition, we found that overexpression of <i>CRTC2</i> significantly increased the expression of lipid metabolism-related genes (<i>C/EBPα</i>, <i>C/EBPβ</i>, <i>PPARγ</i>, <i>DGAT1</i>, <i>DGAT2</i>, <i>ACC</i>, <i>FASN</i>, <i>SREBP1</i>, <i>AP2</i>, <i>LPL</i>, <i>ATGL</i>) and promoted lipid accumulation. We then chemically synthesized goat <i>CRTC2</i> small interfering RNA and transfected it into goat subcutaneous precursor adipocytes. The results revealed that SiRNA-mediated interference with <i>CRTC2</i> significantly inhibited its differentiation and suppressed lipid droplet aggregation.Conclusion: So, this study indicates that <i>CRTC2</i> is a positive regulator that promoting cell differentiation of subcutaneous adipocyte in goats, which lays the foundation for an in-depth study of the role of <i>CRTC2</i> in lipid deposition in goats.