NameAlanine--glyoxylate aminotransferase 2, mitochondrial
Synonyms
  • (R)-3-amino-2-methylpropionate--pyruvate transaminase
  • 2.6.1.44
  • AGT 2
  • AGT2
  • Beta-ALAAT II
  • Beta-alanine-pyruvate aminotransferase
  • D-AIBAT
Gene NameAGXT2
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0000204|Alanine--glyoxylate aminotransferase 2, mitochondrial
MTLIWRHLLRPLCLVTSAPRILEMHPFLSLGTSRTSVTKLSLHTKPRMPPCDFMPERYQS
LGYNRVLEIHKEHLSPVVTAYFQKPLLLHQGHMEWLFDAEGSRYLDFFSGIVTVSVGHCH
PKVNAVAQKQLGRLWHTSTVFFHPPMHEYAEKLAALLPEPLKVIFLVNSGSEANELAMLM
ARAHSNNIDIISFRGAYHGCSPYTLGLTNVGTYKMELPGGTGCQPTMCPDVFRGPWGGSH
CRDSPVQTIRKCSCAPDCCQAKDQYIEQFKDTLSTSVAKSIAGFFAEPIQGVNGVVQYPK
GFLKEAFELVRARGGVCIADEVQTGFGRLGSHFWGFQTHDVLPDIVTMAKGIGNGFPMAA
VITTPEIAKSLAKCLQHFNTFGGNPMACAIGSAVLEVIKEENLQENSQEVGTYMLLKFAK
LRDEFEIVGDVRGKGLMIGIEMVQDKISCRPLPREEVNQIHEDCKHMGLLVGRGSIFSQT
FRIAPSMCITKPEVDFAVEVFRSALTQHMERRAK
Number of residues514
Molecular Weight57155.905
Theoretical pI7.91
GO Classification
Functions
  • identical protein binding
  • alanine-glyoxylate transaminase activity
  • (R)-3-amino-2-methylpropionate-pyruvate transaminase activity
  • pyridoxal phosphate binding
  • beta-alanine-pyruvate transaminase activity
Processes
  • nucleobase-containing small molecule metabolic process
  • glycine biosynthetic process, by transamination of glyoxylate
  • glyoxylate catabolic process
  • pyrimidine nucleobase metabolic process
  • positive regulation of nitric oxide biosynthetic process
  • pyrimidine nucleoside catabolic process
  • L-alanine catabolic process, by transamination
  • cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • glyoxylate metabolic process
Components
  • mitochondrion
  • mitochondrial matrix
General FunctionPyridoxal phosphate binding
Specific FunctionCan metabolize asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) via transamination to alpha-keto-delta-(NN-dimethylguanidino) valeric acid (DMGV). ADMA is a potent inhibitor of nitric-oxide (NO) synthase, and this activity provides mechanism through which the kidney regulates blood pressure.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID12406973
UniProtKB IDQ9BYV1
UniProtKB Entry NameAGT2_HUMAN
Cellular LocationMitochondrion
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016012|Alanine--glyoxylate aminotransferase 2, mitochondrial (AGXT2)
ATGACTCTAATCTGGAGACATTTGCTGAGACCCTTGTGCCTGGTCACTTCCGCTCCCAGG
ATCCTTGAGATGCATCCTTTCCTGAGCCTAGGTACTTCCCGGACATCAGTAACCAAGCTC
AGTCTTCATACAAAGCCCAGAATGCCTCCATGTGACTTCATGCCTGAAAGATACCAGTCC
CTTGGCTACAACCGTGTCCTGGAAATCCACAAGGAACATCTTTCTCCTGTGGTGACGGCA
TATTTCCAGAAACCCCTGCTGCTCCACCAGGGGCACATGGAGTGGCTCTTTGATGCTGAA
GGAAGCAGATACCTGGATTTCTTTTCCGGGATTGTTACTGTCAGTGTTGGCCATTGCCAC
CCAAAGGTGAATGCAGTGGCACAAAAGCAGCTCGGCCGCCTGTGGCATACAAGCACCGTC
TTCTTCCACCCTCCAATGCATGAATATGCAGAGAAGCTTGCCGCACTTCTTCCTGAGCCT
CTTAAGGTCATTTTCTTGGTGAACAGTGGCTCAGAAGCCAATGAGCTGGCCATGCTGATG
GCCAGGGCGCACTCAAACAACATAGACATCATTTCTTTCAGAGGAGCCTACCATGGATGC
AGTCCTTACACACTTGGCTTGACAAACGTAGGGACCTACAAGATGGAACTCCCTGGTGGG
ACAGGTTGCCAACCAACAATGTGTCCAGATGTTTTTCGTGGCCCTTGGGGAGGAAGCCAC
TGTCGAGATTCTCCAGTGCAAACAATCAGGAAGTGCAGCTGTGCACCAGACTGCTGCCAA
GCTAAAGATCAGTATATTGAGCAATTCAAAGATACGCTGAGCACATCTGTGGCCAAGTCA
ATTGCTGGATTTTTCGCAGAACCTATTCAAGGTGTGAATGGAGTTGTCCAGTACCCAAAG
GGGTTTCTAAAGGAAGCCTTTGAGCTGGTGCGAGCAAGGGGAGGCGTGTGCATTGCAGAT
GAAGTGATTAAAGAAGAAAATCTACAGGAAAACAGTCAAGAAGTTGGGACCTACATGTTA
CTAAAGTTTGCTAAGCTGCGGGATGAATTTGAAATTGTTGGAGACGTCCGAGGCAAAGGT
CTCATGATAGGCATAGAAATGGTGCAGGATAAGATAAGCTGTCGGCCTCTTCCCCGTGAA
GAAGTAAATCAGATCCATGAGGACTGCAAGCACATGGGACTCCTCGTTGGCAGAGGCAGC
ATTTTTTCTCAGACATTTCGCATTGCGCCCTCAATGTGCATCACTAAACCAGAAGTTGAT
TTTGCAGTAGAAGTATTTCGTTCTGCCTTAACCCAACACATGGAAAGAAGAGCTAAGTAA
GenBank Gene IDAJ292204
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDAGXT2
HGNC IDHGNC:14412
Chromosome Location5
Locus5p13
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