NameBranched-chain-amino-acid aminotransferase, mitochondrial
Synonyms
  • 2.6.1.42
  • BCAT(m)
  • BCATM
  • BCT2
  • ECA40
  • Placental protein 18
  • PP18
Gene NameBCAT2
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0001438|Branched-chain-amino-acid aminotransferase, mitochondrial
MAAAALGQIWARKLLSVPWLLCGPRRYASSSFKAADLQLEMTQKPHKKPGPGEPLVFGKT
FTDHMLMVEWNDKGWGQPRIQPFQNLTLHPASSSLHYSLQLFEGMKAFKGKDQQVRLFRP
WLNMDRMLRSAMRLCLPSFDKLELLECIRRLIEVDKDWVPDAAGTSLYVRPVLIGNEPSL
GVSQPTRALLFVILCPVGAYFPGGSVTPVSLLADPAFIRAWVGGVGNYKLGGNYGPTVLV
QQEALKRGCEQVLWLYGPDHQLTEVGTMNIFVYWTHEDGVLELVTPPLNGVILPGVVRQS
LLDMAQTWGEFRVVERTITMKQLLRALEEGRVREVFGSGTACQVCPVHRILYKDRNLHIP
TMENGPELILRFQKELKEIQYGIRAHEWMFPV
Number of residues392
Molecular Weight44287.445
Theoretical pI8.82
GO Classification
Functions
  • branched-chain-amino-acid transaminase activity
  • L-isoleucine transaminase activity
  • L-leucine transaminase activity
  • L-valine transaminase activity
Processes
  • branched-chain amino acid biosynthetic process
  • isoleucine catabolic process
  • leucine metabolic process
  • regulation of hormone levels
  • cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • branched-chain amino acid catabolic process
  • valine metabolic process
Components
  • mitochondrion
  • mitochondrial matrix
General FunctionL-valine transaminase activity
Specific FunctionCatalyzes 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.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID2342862
UniProtKB IDO15382
UniProtKB Entry NameBCAT2_HUMAN
Cellular LocationMitochondrion
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0019000|Branched-chain-amino-acid aminotransferase, mitochondrial (BCAT2)
ATGGCCGCAGCCGCTCTGGGGCAGCTGTTTGAGGGCATGAAGGCGTTCAAAGGCAAAGAC
CAGCAGGTGCGCCTCTTCCGCCCCTGGCTCAACATGGACCGGATGCTGCGCTCAGCCATG
CGCCTGTGCCTGCCGAGTTTCGACAAGCTGGAGTTGCTGGAGTGCATCCGCCGGCTCATC
GAAGTGGACAAGGACTGGGTCCCCGATGCCGCCGGCACCAGCCTCTATGTGCGGCCTGTG
CTCATTGGGAACGAGCCCTCGCTGGGTGTCAGCCAGCCCACGCGCGCGCTCCTGTTCGTC
ATTCTCTGCCCAGTGGGTGCCTACTTCCCTGGAGGCTCCGTGACCCCGGTCTCCCTCCTG
GCCGACCCAGCCTTCATCCGGGCCTGGGTGGGCGGGGTCGGCAACTACAAGTTAGGTGGG
AATTATGGGCCCACCGTGTTAGTGCAACAGGAGGCACTCAAGCGGGGCTGTGAACAGGTC
CTCTGGCTGTATGGGCCCGACCACCAGCTCACCGAGGTGGGAACCATGAACATCTTTGTC
TACTGGACCCACGAAGATGGGGTGCTGGAGCTGGTGACGCCCCCGCTGAATGGTGTTATC
CTGCCTGGAGTGGTCAGACAGAGTCTACTGGACATGGCTCAGACCTGGGGTGAGTTCCGG
GTGGTGGAGCGCACGATCACCATGAAGCAGTTGCTGCGGGCCCTGGAGGAGGGCCGCGTG
CGGGAAGTCTTTGGCTCGGGCACCGCTTGCCAGGTCTGCCCAGTGCACCGAATCCTGTAC
AAAGACAGGAACCTCCACATTCCCACCATGGAAAATGGGCCTGAGCTGATCCTCCGCTTC
CAGAAGGAGCTGAAGGAGATCCAGTACGGAATCAGAGCCCACGAGTGGATGTTCCCGGTG
TGA
GenBank Gene IDU68418
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDBCAT2
HGNC IDHGNC:977
Chromosome Location19
Locus19q13
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