Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 18
Gene name 4-aminobutyrate aminotransferase
Gene symbol ABAT
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
GABA-ATGABATNPD009
Chromosome 16
Chromosome location 16p13.2
Summary 4-aminobutyrate aminotransferase (ABAT) is responsible for catabolism of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), an important, mostly inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system, into succinic semialdehyde. The active enzyme is a homodimer of 50-kD
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs121434578 G>A Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs150914629 A>G Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs724159990 C>T Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs724159991 T>C Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs724159992 G>A Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT017324 hsa-miR-335-5p Microarray 18185580
MIRT724395 hsa-miR-143-3p HITS-CLIP 19536157
MIRT724394 hsa-miR-4770 HITS-CLIP 19536157
MIRT724393 hsa-miR-6088 HITS-CLIP 19536157
MIRT724392 hsa-miR-3188 HITS-CLIP 19536157
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001666 Process Response to hypoxia IEA
GO:0005739 Component Mitochondrion HTP 34800366
GO:0005739 Component Mitochondrion IBA
GO:0005739 Component Mitochondrion IDA
GO:0005739 Component Mitochondrion IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
137150 23 ENSG00000183044
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P80404
Protein name 4-aminobutyrate aminotransferase, mitochondrial (EC 2.6.1.19) ((S)-3-amino-2-methylpropionate transaminase) (EC 2.6.1.22) (GABA aminotransferase) (GABA-AT) (Gamma-amino-N-butyrate transaminase) (GABA transaminase) (GABA-T) (L-AIBAT)
Protein function Catalyzes the conversion of gamma-aminobutyrate and L-beta-aminoisobutyrate to succinate semialdehyde and methylmalonate semialdehyde, respectively (PubMed:10407778, PubMed:15528998). Can also convert delta-aminovalerate and beta-alanine (By sim
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00202 Aminotran_3 65 496 Aminotransferase class-III Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Liver > pancreas > brain > kidney > heart > placenta. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7851425}.
Sequence
Sequence length 500
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism
Valine, leucine and isoleucine degradation
beta-Alanine metabolism
Propanoate metabolism
Butanoate metabolism
Metabolic pathways
GABAergic synapse
  Degradation of GABA
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Gamma-aminobutyric acid transaminase deficiency Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs1596472500, rs939876800, rs2142947295, rs724159992, rs724159990, rs724159991, rs748719662, rs2549115450, rs2549024989, rs1383146093, rs2549024674, rs2549102675, rs775360286, rs1428777126, rs1355739310
View all (17 more)
RCV001379089
RCV001969528
RCV002009491
RCV000149900
RCV000149898
RCV000149899
RCV003052593
RCV002816224
RCV002843117
RCV002856126
RCV002971420
RCV003048238
RCV003465146
RCV003474418
RCV003466085
RCV003466086
RCV003476365
RCV003466591
RCV003476712
RCV003468415
RCV003460305
RCV003460393
RCV000017603
RCV004576188
RCV004573900
RCV004573990
RCV000505301
RCV000505328
RCV000786414
RCV000786416
RCV000786415
RCV000786413
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
ABAT-related disorder Likely benign; Benign; Uncertain significance; Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity rs557375445, rs34813662, rs149271402, rs61730647, rs374147109, rs61307956, rs372790444, rs150914629 RCV003930953
RCV003909915
RCV003967726
RCV003920368
RCV003905710
RCV003918016
RCV003907955
RCV003965456
Acute myeloid leukemia Benign rs183947905 RCV005894557
Familial cancer of breast Benign rs183947905, rs1731017, rs2302608 RCV005894556
RCV005894547
RCV005894554
Gastric cancer Benign; Uncertain significance rs183947905, rs374692453 RCV005894560
RCV005900156
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Adrenocortical Carcinoma Associate 33187258
Autistic Disorder Associate 15830322
Brain Diseases Associate 24395782
Breast Neoplasms Associate 24395782, 33962648, 34172056
Carcinogenesis Associate 37918014
Carcinoma Hepatocellular Associate 33865459, 37918014
Carcinoma Renal Cell Associate 32093682
Developmental Disabilities Associate 29631977
Esophageal Neoplasms Associate 28937628
Gamma aminobutyric acid transaminase deficiency Inhibit 20052547, 27903293