| Gene Symbol |
GPT2
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| Entrez Gene |
84706
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| Alt Symbol |
ALT2, GPT 2, MRT49
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
glutamic pyruvate transaminase (alanine aminotransferase) 2
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| Other Description |
alanine aminotransferase 2|glutamate pyruvate transaminase 2|glutamic--alanine transaminase 2|glutamic--pyruvic transaminase 2
|
| Swissprots |
Q8TD30 Q8N9E2
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| Accessions |
EAW82690 EAW82691 EAW82692 Q8TD30 AI990701 AK090957 BAG52252 AK094971 BAC04465 AL833351 AY029173 AAK31794 BC051364 BC062555 AAH62555 BE466380 DA400677 HY117879 NM_001142466 NP_001135938 NM_133443 NP_597700
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| Function |
Catalyzes the reversible transamination between alanine and 2-oxoglutarate to form pyruvate and glutamate. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11863375}.
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| Tissue Specificity |
Expressed at high levels in muscle, adipose tissue, kidney and brain and at lower levels in the liver and breast. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11863375}.
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| Top Pathways |
Alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism, Biosynthesis of amino acids, 2-Oxocarboxylic acid metabolism, Carbon metabolism
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