NameSerine--pyruvate aminotransferase
Synonyms
  • 2.6.1.51
  • AGT
  • AGT1
  • Alanine--glyoxylate aminotransferase
  • SPAT
  • SPT
Gene NameAGXT
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010080|Serine--pyruvate aminotransferase
MASHKLLVTPPKALLKPLSIPNQLLLGPGPSNLPPRIMAAGGLQMIGSMSKDMYQIMDEI
KEGIQYVFQTRNPLTLVISGSGHCALEAALVNVLEPGDSFLVGANGIWGQRAVDIGERIG
ARVHPMTKDPGGHYTLQEVEEGLAQHKPVLLFLTHGESSTGVLQPLDGFGELCHRYKCLL
LVDSVASLGGTPLYMDRQGIDILYSGSQKALNAPPGTSLISFSDKAKKKMYSRKTKPFSF
YLDIKWLANFWGCDDQPRMYHHTIPVISLYSLRESLALIAEQGLENSWRQHREAAAYLHG
RLQALGLQLFVKDPALRLPTVTTVAVPAGYDWRDIVSYVIDHFDIEIMGGLGPSTGKVLR
IGLLGCNATRENVDRVTEALRAALQHCPKKKL
Number of residues392
Molecular Weight43009.535
Theoretical pI8.55
GO Classification
Functions
  • alanine-glyoxylate transaminase activity
  • protein self-association
  • serine-pyruvate transaminase activity
  • pyridoxal phosphate binding
  • amino acid binding
  • transaminase activity
  • receptor binding
  • protein homodimerization activity
Processes
  • glycine biosynthetic process, by transamination of glyoxylate
  • glyoxylate catabolic process
  • L-alanine catabolic process
  • L-cysteine catabolic process
  • Notch signaling pathway
  • oxalic acid secretion
  • cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process
  • proteasomal protein catabolic process
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • pyruvate biosynthetic process
  • glyoxylate metabolic process
  • response to cAMP
  • response to glucocorticoid
Components
  • mitochondrial matrix
  • peroxisome
  • peroxisomal matrix
General FunctionTransaminase activity
Specific FunctionNot Available
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID36582
UniProtKB IDP21549
UniProtKB Entry NameSPYA_HUMAN
Cellular LocationPeroxisome
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010081|Serine--pyruvate aminotransferase (AGXT)
ATGGCCTCTCACAAGCTGCTGGTGACCCCCCCCAAGGCCCTGCTCAAGCCCCTCTCCATC
CCCAACCAGCTCCTGCTGGGGCCTGGTCCTTCCAACCTGCCTCCTCGCATCATGGCAGCC
GGGGGGCTGCAGATGATCGGGTCCATGAGCAAGGATATGTACCAGATCATGGACGAGATC
AAGGAAGGCATCCAGTACGTGTTCCAGACCAGGAACCCACTCACACTGGTCATCTCTGGC
TCGGGACACTGTGCCCTGGAGGCCGCCCTGGTCAATGTGCTGGAGCCTGGGGACTCCTTC
CTGGTTGGGGCCAATGGCATTTGGGGGCAGCGAGCCGTGGACATCGGGGAGCGCATAGGA
GCCCGAGTGCACCCGATGACCAAGGACCCTGGAGGCCACTACACACTGCAGGAGGTGGAG
GAGGGCCTGGCCCAGCACAAGCCAGTGCTGCTGTTCTTAACCCACGGGGAGTCGTCCACC
GGCGTGCTGCAGCCCCTTGATGGCTTCGGGGAACTCTGCCACAGGTACAAGTGCCTGCTC
CTGGTGGATTCGGTGGCATCCCTGGGCGGGACCCCCCTTTACATGGACCGGCAAGGCATC
GACATCCTGTACTCGGGCTCCCAGAAGGCCCTGAACGCCCCTCCAGGGACCTCGCTCATC
TCCTTCAGTGACAAGGCCAAAAAGAAGATGTACTCCCGCAAGACGAAGCCCTTCTCCTTC
TACCTGGACATCAAGTGGCTGGCCAACTTCTGGGGCTGTGACGACCAGCCCAGGATGTAC
CATCACACAATCCCCGTCATCAGCCTGTACAGCCTGAGAGAGAGCCTGGCCCTCATTGCG
GAACAGGGCCTGGAGAACAGCTGGCGCCAGCACCGCGAGGCCGCGGCGTATCTGCATGGG
CGCCTGCAGGCACTGGGGCTGCAGCTCTTCGTGAAGGACCCGGCGCTCCGGCTTCCCACA
GTCACCACTGTGGCTGTACCCGCTGGCTATGACTGGAGAGACATCGTCAGCTACGTCATA
GACCACTTCGACATTGAGATCATGGGTGGCCTTGGGCCCTCCACGGGGAAGGTGCTGCGG
ATCGGCCTGCTGGGCTGCAATGCCACCCGCGAGAATGTGGACCGCGTGACGGAGGCCCTG
AGGGCGGCCCTGCAGCACTGCCCCAAGAAGAAGCTGTGA
GenBank Gene IDX56092
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDAGXT
HGNC IDHGNC:341
Chromosome Location2
Locus2q36-q37
References
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