NameAlanine aminotransferase 2
Synonyms
  • 2.6.1.2
  • AAT2
  • ALT2
  • Glutamate pyruvate transaminase 2
  • Glutamic--alanine transaminase 2
  • Glutamic--pyruvic transaminase 2
  • GPT 2
Gene NameGPT2
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0004250|Alanine aminotransferase 2
MQRAAALVRRGCGPRTPSSWGRSQSSAAAEASAVLKVRPERSRRERILTLESMNPQVKAV
EYAVRGPIVLKAGEIELELQRGIKKPFTEVIRANIGDAQAMGQQPITFLRQVMALCTYPN
LLDSPSFPEDAKKRARRILQACGGNSLGSYSASQGVNCIREDVAAYITRRDGGVPADPDN
IYLTTGASDGISTILKILVSGGGKSRTGVMIPIPQYPLYSAVISELDAIQVNYYLDEENC
WALNVNELRRAVQEAKDHCDPKVLCIINPGNPTGQVQSRKCIEDVIHFAWEEKLFLLADE
VYQDNVYSPDCRFHSFKKVLYEMGPEYSSNVELASFHSTSKGYMGECGYRGGYMEVINLH
PEIKGQLVKLLSVRLCPPVSGQAAMDIVVNPPVAGEESFEQFSREKESVLGNLAKKAKLT
EDLFNQVPGIHCNPLQGAMYAFPRIFIPAKAVEAAQAHQMAPDMFYCMKLLEETGICVVP
GSGFGQREGTYHFRMTILPPVEKLKTVLQKVKDFHINFLEKYA
Number of residues523
Molecular Weight57903.11
Theoretical pI7.77
GO Classification
Functions
  • L-alanine
  • pyridoxal phosphate binding
Processes
  • 2-oxoglutarate metabolic process
  • L-alanine metabolic process
  • cellular amino acid biosynthetic process
  • cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • L-alanine catabolic process
Components
  • mitochondrial matrix
General FunctionPyridoxal phosphate binding
Specific FunctionCatalyzes the reversible transamination between alanine and 2-oxoglutarate to form pyruvate and glutamate.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID19046894
UniProtKB IDQ8TD30
UniProtKB Entry NameALAT2_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNot Available
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016703|Alanine aminotransferase 2 (GPT2)
ATGGGGCAGCAGCCAATCACCTTCCTCCGGCAGGTGATGGCACTATGCACCTACCCAAAC
CTGCTGGACAGCCCCAGCTTCCCAGAAGATGCTAAGAAACGTGCCCGGCGGATCCTGCAG
GCTTGTGGCGGGAACAGCCTGGGGTCCTACAGTGCTAGCCAGGGTGTCAACTGCATCCGT
GAAGATGTGGCTGCCTACATCACCAGGAGGGATGGCGGTGTGCCTGCGGACCCCGACAAC
ATCTACCTGACCACGGGAGCTAGTGACGGCATTTCTACGATCCTGAAGATCCTCGTCTCC
GGGGGCGGCAAGTCACGGACAGGTGTGATGATCCCCATCCCACAATATCCCCTCTATTCA
GCTGTCATCTCTGAGCTCGACGCCATCCAGGTGAATTACTACCTGGACGAGGAGAACTGC
TGGGCGCTGAATGTGAATGAGCTCCGGCGGGCGGTGCAGGAGGCCAAAGACCACTGTGAT
CCTAAGGTGCTCTGCATAATCAACCCTGGGAACCCCACAGGCCAGGTACAAAGCAGAAAG
TGCATAGAAGATGTGATCCACTTTGCCTGGGAAGAGAAGCTCTTTCTCCTGGCTGATGAG
GTGTACCAGGACAACGTGTACTCTCCAGATTGCAGATTCCACTCCTTCAAGAAGGTGCTG
TACGAGATGGGGCCCGAGTACTCCAGCAACGTGGAGCTCGCCTCCTTCCACTCCACCTCC
AAGGGCTACATGGGCGAGTGTGGTTACAGAGGAGGCTACATGGAGGTGATCAACCTGCAC
CCTGAGATCAAGGGCCAGCTGGTGAAGCTGCTGTCGGTGCGCCTGTGCCCCCCAGTGTCT
GGGCAGGCCGCCATGGACATTGTCGTGAACCCCCCGGTGGCAGGAGAGGAGTCCTTTGAG
CAATTCAGCCGAGAGAAGGAGTCGGTCCTGGGTAATCTGGCCAAAAAAGCAAAGCTGACG
GAAGACCTGTTTAACCAAGTCCCAGGAATTCACTGCAACCCCTTGCAGGGGGCCATGTAC
GCCTTCCCTCGGATCTTCATTCCTGCCAAAGCTGTGGAGGCTGCTCAGGCCCATCAAATG
GCTCCAGACATGTTCTACTGCATGAAGCTCCTGGAGGAGACTGGCATCTGTGTCGTGCCC
GGCAGTGGCTTTGGGCAGAGGGAAGGCACTTACCACTTCAGGATGACTATCCTCCCTCCA
GTGGAGAAGCTGAAAACGGTGCTGCAGAAGGTGAAAGACTTCCACATCAACTTCCTGGAG
AAGTACGCGTGA
GenBank Gene IDAY029173
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDGPT2
HGNC IDHGNC:18062
Chromosome Location16
Locus16q12.1
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