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Gene information for BCAT1 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID586
Official gene symbolBCAT1
Full namebranched chain amino-acid transaminase 1, cytosolic
Aliases,BCATC,BCT1,DKFZp686E12175,ECA39,MECA39,PNAS121,PP18,
Gene summaryThis gene encodes the cytosolic form of the enzyme branched-chain amino acid transaminase. This enzyme catalyzes the reversible transamination of branched-chain alpha-keto acids to branched-chain L-amino acids essential for cell growth. Two different clinical disorders have been attributed to a defect of branched-chain amino acid transamination: hypervalinemia and hyperleucine-isoleucinemia. As there is also a gene encoding a mitochondrial form of this enzyme, mutations in either gene may contribute to these disorders. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 12   Locus: 12p12.1
Gene position25102393 - 24962958  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size139436 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID113520