Gene Information
Gene NameBCAT1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length386
Protein NamesBranched-chain-amino-acid aminotransferase, cytosolic (BCAT(c)) (EC 2.6.1.42) (Protein ECA39)
Target Namebranched-chain-amino-acid aminotransferase, cytosolic
Target TypeNA
Gene Age>4290 ( ENSG00000060982 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBP54687
Gene CardBCAT1
Uniprot IDP54687
PfamPF01063
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.194553077)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ BCAT1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ BCAT1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ BCAT1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ BCAT1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Bcat1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ BCAT1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Bcat1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ BCAT1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsBCAT2
ParalogsBCAT2
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityDuring embryogenesis, expressed in the brain and kidney. Overexpressed in MYC-induced tumors such as Burkitt's lymphoma.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2ABJ  (X-ray  2.20A  2COG  (X-ray  2.10A  2COI  (X-ray  1.90A  2COJ  (X-ray  2.40A 
DBSNP rs17374285  rs7313020  rs1057204 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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