QuickView for GPT2 (gene)

Gene Symbol:

GPT2 Homo sapiens

Full name:

glutamic--pyruvic transaminase 2

Synonyms:

ALT2, GPT 2, MRT49, alanine aminotransferase 2, glutamate pyruvate transaminase 2, glutamic pyruvate transaminase (alanine aminotransferase) 2, glutamic pyruvate transaminase 2, glutamic--alanine transaminase 2

Genomic Location:

Chr 16: 45475809-45522699

Description:

This gene encodes a mitochondrial alanine transaminase, a pyridoxal enzyme that catalyzes the reversible transamination between alanine and 2-oxoglutarate to generate pyruvate and glutamate. Alanine transaminases play roles in gluconeogenesis and amino acid metabolism in many tissues including skeletal muscle, kidney, and liver. Activating transcri...

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This gene encodes a mitochondrial alanine transaminase, a pyridoxal enzyme that catalyzes the reversible transamination between alanine and 2-oxoglutarate to generate pyruvate and glutamate. Alanine transaminases play roles in gluconeogenesis and amino acid metabolism in many tissues including skeletal muscle, kidney, and liver. Activating transcription factor 4 upregulates this gene under metabolic stress conditions in hepatocyte cell lines. A loss of function mutation in this gene has been associated with developmental encephalopathy. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.

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Orthologs:

Mus musculus ,  Rattus norvegicus ,  D. melanogaster ,  C. elegans ,  Saccharomyces cerevisiae ,  Macaca mulatta ,  Gallus gallus ,  Pan troglodytes ,  Canis lupus familiaris ,  Bos taurus ,  Danio rerio

External Links:

Entrez Gene

Transcription Factor
Binding Sites:

GTGCCTT_MIR506

miRNA binding sites
(Source: TargetScan):

Predicted Gene Targets for miR-30 ,  Predicted Gene Targets for miR-124a

Cytogenetic Map:

16q11.2

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