NameCholine O-acetyltransferase
Synonyms
  • 2.3.1.6
  • CHOACTase
Gene NameCHAT
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0037034|Choline O-acetyltransferase
MGLRTAKKRGLGGGGKWKREEGGGTRGRREVRPACFLQSGGRGDPGDVGGPAGNPGCSPH
PRAATRPPPLPAHTPAHTPEWCGAASAEAAEPRRAGPHLCIPAPGLTKTPILEKVPRKMA
AKTPSSEESGLPKLPVPPLQQTLATYLQCMRHLVSEEQFRKSQAIVQQFGAPGGLGETLQ
QKLLERQEKTANWVSEYWLNDMYLNNRLALPVNSSPAVIFARQHFPGTDDQLRFAASLIS
GVLSYKALLDSHSIPTDCAKGQLSGQPLCMKQYYGLFSSYRLPGHTQDTLVAQNSSIMPE
PEHVIVACCNQFFVLDVVINFRRLSEGDLFTQLRKIVKMASNEDERLPPIGLLTSDGRSE
WAEARTVLVKDSTNRDSLDMIERCICLVCLDAPGGVELSDTHRALQLLHGGGYSKNGANR
WYDKSLQFVVGRDGTCGVVCEHSPFDGIVLVQCTEHLLKHVTQSSRKLIRADSVSELPAP
RRLRWKCSPEIQGHLASSAEKLQRIVKNLDFIVYKFDNYGKTFIKKQKCSPDAFIQVALQ
LAFYRLHRRLVPTYESASIRRFQEGRVDNIRSATPEALAFVRAVTDHKAAVPASEKLLLL
KDAIRAQTAYTVMAITGMAIDNHLLALRELARAMCKELPEMFMDETYLMSNRFVLSTSQV
PTTTEMFCCYGPVVPNGYGACYNPQPETILFCISSFHSCKETSSSKFAKAVEESLIDMRD
LCSLLPPTESKPLATKEKATRPSQGHQP
Number of residues748
Molecular Weight82535.025
Theoretical pI8.69
GO Classification
Functions
  • choline O-acetyltransferase activity
Processes
  • synaptic transmission
  • neurotransmitter secretion
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • neurotransmitter biosynthetic process
  • glycerophospholipid biosynthetic process
  • phospholipid metabolic process
  • phosphatidylcholine biosynthetic process
Components
  • cytoplasm
  • mitochondrion
  • nucleus
  • cytosol
General FunctionCholine o-acetyltransferase activity
Specific FunctionCatalyzes the reversible synthesis of acetylcholine (ACh) from acetyl CoA and choline at cholinergic synapses.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID301096
UniProtKB IDP28329
UniProtKB Entry NameCLAT_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNot Available
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016116|Choline O-acetyltransferase (CHAT)
ATGGCAGCAAAAACTCCCAGCAGTGAGGAGTCTGGGCTGCCCAAACTGCCCGTGCCCCCG
CTGCAGCAGACCCTGGCCACGTACCTGCAGTGCATGCGACACTTGGTGTCTGAGGAGCAG
TTCAGGAAGAGCCAGGCCATTGTGCAGCAGTTTGGGGCCCCTGGTGGCCTCGGCGAGACC
CTGCAGCAGAAACTCCTGGAGCGGCAGGAGAAGACAGCCAACTGGGTGTCTGAGTACTGG
CTGAATGACATGTATCTCAACAACCGCCTGGCCCTGCCTGTCAACTCCAGCCCTGCCGTG
ATCTTTGCTCGGCAGCACTTCCCTGGCACCGATGACCAGCTGAGGTTTGCAGCCAGCCTC
ATCTCTGGTGTACTCAGCTACAAGGCCCTGCTGGACAGCCACTCCATTCCCACTGACTGT
GCCAAAGGCCAGCTGTCAGGGCAGCCCCTTTGCATGAAGCAATACTATGGGCTCTTCTCC
TCCTACCGGCTCCCCGGCCATACCCAGGACACGCTGGTGGCTCAGAACAGCAGCATCATG
CCGGAGCCTGAGCACGTCATCGTAGCCTGCTGCAATCAGTTCTTTGTCTTGGATGTTGTC
ATTAATTTCCGCCGTCTCAGTGAGGGGGATCTGTTCACTCAGTTGAGAAAGATAGTCAAA
ATGGCTTCCAACGAGGACGAGCGTTTGCCTCCAATTGGCCTGCTGACGTCTGACGGGAGG
AGCGAGTGGGCCGAGGCCAGGACGGTCCTCGTGAAAGACTCCACCAACCGGGACTCGCTG
GACATGATTGAGCGCTGCATCTGCCTTGTATGCCTGGACGCGCCAGGAGGCGTGGAGCTC
AGCGACACCCACAGGGCACTCCAGCTCCTTCACGGCGGAGGCTACAGCAAGAACGGGGCC
AATCGCTGGTACGACAAGTCCCTGCAGTTTGTGGTGGGCCGAGACGGCACCTGCGGTGTG
GTGTGCGAACACTCCCCATTCGATGGCATCGTCCTGGTGCAGTGCACTGAGCATCTGCTC
AAGCACATGACGCAGAGCAGCAGGAAGCTGATCCGAGCAGACTCCGTCAGCGAGCTCCCC
GCCCCCCGGAGGCTGCGGTGGAAATGCTCCCCGGAAATTCAAGGCCACTTAGCCTCCTCG
GCAGAAAAACTTCAACGAATAGTAAAGAACCTTGACTTCATTGTCTATAAGTTTGACAAC
TATGGGAAAACATTCATTAAGAAGCAGAAATGCAGCCCTGATGCCTTCATCCAGGTGGCC
CTCCAGCTGGCCTTCTACAGGCTCCATCGAAGACTGGTGCCCACCTACGAGAGCGCGTCC
ATCCGCCGATTCCAGGAGGGACGCGTGGACAACATCAGATCGGCCACTCCAGAGGCACTG
GCTTTTGTGAGAGCCGTGACTGACCACAAGGCTGCTGTGCCAGCTTCTGAGAAGCTTCTG
CTCCTGAAGGATGCCATCCGTGCCCAGACTGCATACACAGTCATGGCCATAACAGGGATG
GCCATTGACAACCACCTGCTGGCACTGCGGGAGCTGGCCCGGGCCATGTGCAAGGAGCTG
CCCGAGATGTTCATGGATGAAACCTACCTGATGAGCAACCGGTTTGTCCTCTCCACTAGC
CAGGTGCCCACAACCACGGAGATGTTCTGCTGCTATGGTCCTGTGGTCCCAAATGGGTAT
GGTGCCTGCTACAACCCCCAGCCAGAGACCATCCTTTTCTGCATCTCTAGCTTTCACAGC
TGCAAAGAGACTTCTTCTAGCAAGTTTGCAAAAGCTGTGGAAGAAAGCCTCATTGACATG
AGAGACCTCTGCAGTCTGCTGCCGCCTACTGAGAGCAAGCCATTGGCAACAAAGGAAAAA
GCCACGAGGCCCAGCCAGGGACACCAACCTTGA
GenBank Gene IDS56138
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDCHAT
HGNC IDHGNC:1912
Chromosome Location10
Locus10q11.2
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