Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
587
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Branched chain amino acid transaminase 2
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
BCAT2
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
BCAM, BCATM, BCT2, HVLI, PP18
Disease Acronyms (UniProt) Disease acronyms from UniProt database
HVLI
Chromosome Chromosome number
19
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
19q13.33
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
This gene encodes a branched chain aminotransferase found in mitochondria. The encoded protein forms a dimer that catalyzes the first step in the production of the branched chain amino acids leucine, isoleucine, and valine. Multiple transcript variants en
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT028382 hsa-miR-32-5p Sequencing 20371350
MIRT041917 hsa-miR-484 CLASH 23622248
MIRT040021 hsa-miR-615-3p CLASH 23622248
MIRT728218 hsa-miR-92a-3p HITS-CLIP 22473208
MIRT728217 hsa-miR-92b-3p HITS-CLIP 22473208
Gene ontology (GO) Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0004084 Function Branched-chain-amino-acid transaminase activity IBA 21873635
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 28514442, 29568061
GO:0005739 Component Mitochondrion IBA 21873635
GO:0005739 Component Mitochondrion IDA
GO:0005759 Component Mitochondrial matrix TAS
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
113530 977 ENSG00000105552
Protein
UniProt ID O15382
Protein name Branched-chain-amino-acid aminotransferase, mitochondrial (BCAT(m)) (EC 2.6.1.42) (Placental protein 18) (PP18)
Protein function Catalyzes the first reaction in the catabolism of the essential branched chain amino acids leucine, isoleucine, and valine (PubMed:17050531, PubMed:25653144, PubMed:8702755). May also function as a transporter of branched chain alpha-keto acids
PDB 1EKF , 1EKP , 1EKV , 1KT8 , 1KTA , 2A1H , 2HDK , 2HG8 , 2HGW , 2HGX , 2HHF , 5BWR , 5BWT , 5BWU , 5BWV , 5BWW , 5BWX , 5CR5 , 5HNE , 5I5S , 5I5T , 5I5U , 5I5V , 5I5W , 5I5X , 5I5Y , 5I60 , 5MPR , 6PRX
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF01063 Aminotran_4 100 350 Amino-transferase class IV Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Ubiquitous. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11170829}.
Sequence
Sequence length 392
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG   Reactome
  Cysteine and methionine metabolism
Valine, leucine and isoleucine degradation
Valine, leucine and isoleucine biosynthesis
Pantothenate and CoA biosynthesis
Metabolic pathways
2-Oxocarboxylic acid metabolism
Biosynthesis of amino acids
Biosynthesis of cofactors
  Branched-chain amino acid catabolism
Associated diseases Disease information provided by ClinVar, GenCC, and GWAS databases.
Causal
Disease term Disease name dbSNP ID References
Maple syrup urine disease Maple Syrup Urine Disease, Classic Maple Syrup Urine Disease, Intermittent Maple Syrup Urine Disease, Maple Syrup Urine Disease, Thiamine Responsive, Intermediate Maple Syrup Urine Disease rs137852870, rs137852871, rs137852872, rs137852874, rs137852875, rs79761867, rs121965004, rs121965005, rs1562242135, rs121964999, rs796052134, rs796052135, rs121965000, rs121965001, rs768832921
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Associations from Text Mining
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Breast Neoplasms Associate 28798381
Cholangiocarcinoma Associate 37076565
Diabetic Retinopathy Associate 37522124
Glioblastoma Associate 27932423, 30016590
Leukemia Prolymphocytic T Cell Associate 10086798
Melanoma Stimulate 37801083
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Associate 40083932
Neoplasm Metastasis Associate 37801083
Neoplasms Associate 37801083, 39375392, 40005214