Hmdb loader
Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP00516
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 5763
  • HMDBP03638
Name Branched-chain-amino-acid aminotransferase, mitochondrial
Synonyms
  1. BCAT(m)
  2. PP18
  3. Placental protein 18
Gene Name BCAT2
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in catalytic activity
Specific Function Catalyzes the first reaction in the catabolism of the essential branched chain amino acids leucine, isoleucine, and valine. May also function as a transporter of branched chain alpha-keto acids.
Pathways
  • 2-Oxocarboxylic acid metabolism
  • Pantothenate and CoA biosynthesis
  • Valine, leucine and isoleucine biosynthesis
  • Valine, leucine and isoleucine degradation
Reactions
L-Leucine + Oxoglutaric acid → Ketoleucine + L-Glutamic acid details
L-Isoleucine + Oxoglutaric acid → 3-Methyl-2-oxovaleric acid + L-Glutamic acid details
L-Valine + Oxoglutaric acid → alpha-Ketoisovaleric acid + L-Glutamic acid details
GO Classification
Biological Process
branched-chain amino acid catabolic process
cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process
valine metabolic process
branched-chain amino acid biosynthetic process
isoleucine catabolic process
leucine biosynthetic process
regulation of hormone levels
lactation
Cellular Component
mitochondrial matrix
nucleus
Function
catalytic activity
branched-chain-amino-acid transaminase activity
transferase activity
transferase activity, transferring nitrogenous groups
transaminase activity
Molecular Function
branched-chain-amino-acid transaminase activity
L-isoleucine transaminase activity
L-leucine transaminase activity
L-valine transaminase activity
Process
metabolic process
cellular metabolic process
cellular amino acid and derivative metabolic process
cellular amino acid metabolic process
branched chain family amino acid metabolic process
Cellular Location
  1. Isoform B:Cytoplasm
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 19
Locus 19q13
SNPs BCAT2
Gene Sequence
>1179 bp
ATGGCCGCAGCCGCTCTGGGGCAGATCTGGGCACGAAAGCTTCTCTCTGTCCCTTGGCTT
CTGTGTGGTCCCAGAAGATATGCCTCCTCCAGTTTCAAGGCTGCAGACCTGCAGCTGGAA
ATGACACAGAAGCCTCATAAGAAGCCTGGCCCCGGCGAGCCCCTGGTGTTTGGGAAGACA
TTTACCGACCACATGCTGATGGTGGAATGGAATGACAAGGGCTGGGGCCAGCCCCGAATC
CAGCCCTTCCAGAACCTCACGCTGCACCCAGCCTCCTCCAGCCTCCACTACTCCCTGCAG
CTGTTTGAGGGCATGAAGGCGTTCAAAGGCAAAGACCAGCAGGTGCGCCTCTTCCGCCCC
TGGCTCAACATGGACCGGATGCTGCGCTCAGCCATGCGCCTGTGCCTGCCGAGTTTCGAC
AAGCTGGAGTTGCTGGAGTGCATCCGCCGGCTCATCGAAGTGGACAAGGACTGGGTCCCC
GATGCCGCCGGCACCAGCCTCTATGTGCGGCCTGTGCTCATTGGGAACGAGCCCTCGCTG
GGTGTCAGCCAGCCCACGCGCGCGCTCCTGTTCGTCATTCTCTGCCCAGTGGGTGCCTAC
TTCCCTGGAGGCTCCGTGACCCCGGTCTCCCTCCTGGCCGACCCAGCCTTCATCCGGGCC
TGGGTGGGCGGGGTCGGCAACTACAAGTTAGGTGGGAATTATGGGCCCACCGTGTTAGTG
CAACAGGAGGCACTCAAGCGGGGCTGTGAACAGGTCCTCTGGCTGTATGGGCCCGACCAC
CAGCTCACCGAGGTGGGAACCATGAACATCTTTGTCTACTGGACCCACGAAGATGGGGTG
CTGGAGCTGGTGACGCCCCCGCTGAATGGTGTTATCCTGCCTGGAGTGGTCAGACAGAGT
CTACTGGACATGGCTCAGACCTGGGGTGAGTTCCGGGTGGTGGAGCGCACGATCACCATG
AAGCAGTTGCTGCGGGCCCTGGAGGAGGGCCGCGTGCGGGAAGTCTTTGGCTCGGGCACC
GCTTGCCAGGTCTGCCCAGTGCACCGAATCCTGTACAAAGACAGGAACCTCCACATTCCC
ACCATGGAAAATGGGCCTGAGCTGATCCTCCGCTTCCAGAAGGAGCTGAAGGAGATCCAG
TACGGAATCAGAGCCCACGAGTGGATGTTCCCGGTGTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 392
Molecular Weight 33776.315
Theoretical pI 7.72
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Branched-chain-amino-acid aminotransferase, mitochondrial
MAAAALGQIWARKLLSVPWLLCGPRRYASSSFKAADLQLEMTQKPHKKPGPGEPLVFGKT
FTDHMLMVEWNDKGWGQPRIQPFQNLTLHPASSSLHYSLQLFEGMKAFKGKDQQVRLFRP
WLNMDRMLRSAMRLCLPSFDKLELLECIRRLIEVDKDWVPDAAGTSLYVRPVLIGNEPSL
GVSQPTRALLFVILCPVGAYFPGGSVTPVSLLADPAFIRAWVGGVGNYKLGGNYGPTVLV
QQEALKRGCEQVLWLYGPDHQLTEVGTMNIFVYWTHEDGVLELVTPPLNGVILPGVVRQS
LLDMAQTWGEFRVVERTITMKQLLRALEEGRVREVFGSGTACQVCPVHRILYKDRNLHIP
TMENGPELILRFQKELKEIQYGIRAHEWMFPV
GenBank ID Protein 13699234
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID O15382
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name BCAT2_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID AF268047
GeneCard ID BCAT2
GenAtlas ID BCAT2
HGNC ID HGNC:977
References
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