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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP03670
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 9258
Name Alanine aminotransferase 2
Synonyms
  1. ALT2
  2. GPT 2
  3. Glutamate pyruvate transaminase 2
  4. Glutamic--alanine transaminase 2
  5. Glutamic--pyruvic transaminase 2
Gene Name GPT2
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in transferase activity, transferring nitrogenous groups
Specific Function Catalyzes the reversible transamination between alanine and 2-oxoglutarate to form pyruvate and glutamate.
Pathways
  • Alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism
  • Glucose-Alanine Cycle
  • L-alanine degradation via transaminase pathway
Reactions
L-Alanine + Oxoglutaric acid → Pyruvic acid + L-Glutamic acid details
GO Classification
Biological Process
L-alanine catabolic process
L-alanine metabolic process
cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process
2-oxoglutarate metabolic process
cellular amino acid biosynthetic process
Cellular Component
mitochondrial matrix
Function
binding
catalytic activity
transferase activity
transferase activity, transferring nitrogenous groups
cofactor binding
pyridoxal phosphate binding
Molecular Function
L-alanine:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase activity
pyridoxal phosphate binding
Process
metabolic process
biosynthetic process
Cellular Location Not Available
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 16
Locus 16q12.1
SNPs GPT2
Gene Sequence
>1572 bp
ATGCAGCGGGCGGCGGCGCTGGTCCGGCGGGGCTGTGGTCCCCGGACCCCCAGCTCCTGG
GGCCGCAGCCAGAGCAGCGCGGCCGCCGAGGCCTCGGCGGTGCTCAAGGTGCGGCCCGAG
CGCAGCCGGCGCGAGCGCATCCTCACGCTGGAGTCCATGAACCCGCAGGTGAAGGCGGTG
GAGTACGCCGTGCGGGGACCCATCGTGCTCAAGGCCGGCGAGATCGAGCTCGAGCTGCAG
CGGGGTATCAAAAAGCCATTCACAGAGGTCATCCGAGCCAACATCGGGGACGCCCAGGCT
ATGGGGCAGCAGCCAATCACCTTCCTCCGGCAGGTGATGGCACTATGCACCTACCCAAAC
CTGCTGGACAGCCCCAGCTTCCCAGAAGATGCTAAGAAACGTGCCCGGCGGATCCTGCAG
GCTTGTGGCGGGAACAGCCTGGGGTCCTACAGTGCTAGCCAGGGTGTCAACTGCATCCGT
GAAGATGTGGCTGCCTACATCACCAGGAGGGATGGCGGTGTGCCTGCGGACCCCGACAAC
ATCTACCTGACCACGGGAGCTAGTGACGGCATTTCTACGATCCTGAAGATCCTCGTCTCC
GGGGGCGGCAAGTCACGGACAGGTGTGATGATCCCCATCCCACAATATCCCCTCTATTCA
GCTGTCATCTCTGAGCTCGACGCCATCCAGGTGAATTACTACCTGGACGAGGAGAACTGC
TGGGCGCTGAATGTGAATGAGCTCCGGCGGGCGGTGCAGGAGGCCAAAGACCACTGTGAT
CCTAAGGTGCTCTGCATAATCAACCCTGGGAACCCCACAGGCCAGGTACAAAGCAGAAAG
TGCATAGAAGATGTGATCCACTTTGCCTGGGAAGAGAAGCTCTTTCTCCTGGCTGATGAG
GTGTACCAGGACAACGTGTACTCTCCAGATTGCAGATTCCACTCCTTCAAGAAGGTGCTG
TACGAGATGGGGCCCGAGTACTCCAGCAACGTGGAGCTCGCCTCCTTCCACTCCACCTCC
AAGGGCTACATGGGCGAGTGTGGTTACAGAGGAGGCTACATGGAGGTGATCAACCTGCAC
CCTGAGATCAAGGGCCAGCTGGTGAAGCTGCTGTCGGTGCGCCTGTGCCCCCCAGTGTCT
GGGCAGGCCGCCATGGACATTGTCGTGAACCCCCCGGTGGCAGGAGAGGAGTCCTTTGAG
CAATTCAGCCGAGAGAAGGAGTCGGTCCTGGGTAATCTGGCCAAAAAAGCAAAGCTGACG
GAAGACCTGTTTAACCAAGTCCCAGGAATTCACTGCAACCCCTTGCAGGGGGCCATGTAC
GCCTTCCCTCGGATCTTCATTCCTGCCAAAGCTGTGGAGGCTGCTCAGGCCCATCAAATG
GCTCCAGACATGTTCTACTGCATGAAGCTCCTGGAGGAGACTGGCATCTGTGTCGTGCCC
GGCAGTGGCTTTGGGCAGAGGGAAGGCACTTACCACTTCAGGATGACTATCCTCCCTCCA
GTGGAGAAGCTGAAAACGGTGCTGCAGAAGGTGAAAGACTTCCACATCAACTTCCTGGAG
AAGTACGCGTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 523
Molecular Weight 46982.6
Theoretical pI 6.301
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Alanine aminotransferase 2
MQRAAALVRRGCGPRTPSSWGRSQSSAAAEASAVLKVRPERSRRERILTLESMNPQVKAV
EYAVRGPIVLKAGEIELELQRGIKKPFTEVIRANIGDAQAMGQQPITFLRQVMALCTYPN
LLDSPSFPEDAKKRARRILQACGGNSLGSYSASQGVNCIREDVAAYITRRDGGVPADPDN
IYLTTGASDGISTILKILVSGGGKSRTGVMIPIPQYPLYSAVISELDAIQVNYYLDEENC
WALNVNELRRAVQEAKDHCDPKVLCIINPGNPTGQVQSRKCIEDVIHFAWEEKLFLLADE
VYQDNVYSPDCRFHSFKKVLYEMGPEYSSNVELASFHSTSKGYMGECGYRGGYMEVINLH
PEIKGQLVKLLSVRLCPPVSGQAAMDIVVNPPVAGEESFEQFSREKESVLGNLAKKAKLT
EDLFNQVPGIHCNPLQGAMYAFPRIFIPAKAVEAAQAHQMAPDMFYCMKLLEETGICVVP
GSGFGQREGTYHFRMTILPPVEKLKTVLQKVKDFHINFLEKYA
GenBank ID Protein 19046894
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q8TD30
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name ALAT2_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID AY029173
GeneCard ID GPT2
GenAtlas ID GPT2
HGNC ID HGNC:18062
References
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