Gene Information
Gene NameKAT2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length425
Protein NamesKynurenine/alpha-aminoadipate aminotransferase, mitochondrial (KAT/AadAT) (2-aminoadipate aminotransferase) (2-aminoadipate transaminase) (EC 2.6.1.39) (Alpha-aminoadipate aminotransferase) (AadAT) (Glycine transaminase AADAT) (EC 2.6.1.4) (Kynurenine aminotransferase II) (Kynurenine--glyoxylate transaminase AADAT) (EC 2.6.1.63) (Kynurenine--oxoglutarate aminotransferase II) (Kynurenine--oxoglutarate transaminase 2) (EC 2.6.1.7) (Kynurenine--oxoglutarate transaminase II) (Methionine--glyoxylate transaminase AADAT) (EC 2.6.1.73)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ8N5Z0
Gene CardAADAT
Uniprot IDQ8N5Z0
PfamPF00155
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHigher expression in the liver. Also found in heart, brain, kidney, pancreas, prostate, testis and ovary.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2QLR  (X-ray  2.30A  2R2N  (X-ray  1.95A  2VGZ  (X-ray  2.30A  2XH1  (X-ray  2.10A  3DC1  (X-ray  2.50A  3UE8  (X-ray  3.22A  4GDY  (X-ray  2.89A  4GE4  (X-ray  2.41A  4GE7  (X-ray  2.10A  4GE9  (X-ray  2.43A  4GEB  (X-ray  2.15A  5EFS  (X-ray  1.83A  5EUN  (X-ray  1.82A  5TF5  (X-ray  1.81A  6D0A  (X-ray  1.47A  6T8P  (X-ray  2.02A  6T8Q  (X-ray  2.51A 
DBSNP rs56350236 
Subcellular location [CC]Mitochondrion {ECO:0000305}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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