Gene Information
Gene NameBAAT
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length418
Protein NamesBile acid-CoA:amino acid N-acyltransferase (BACAT) (BAT) (EC 2.3.1.65) (Bile acid-CoA thioesterase) (Choloyl-CoA hydrolase) (EC 3.1.2.27) (Glycine N-choloyltransferase) (Long-chain fatty-acyl-CoA hydrolase) (EC 3.1.2.2)
Target Namebile acid-coa:amino acid n-acyltransferase
Target TypeNA
Gene Age424 ( ENSG00000136881 )
3 ( ENSG00000276559 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ14032
Gene CardBAAT
Uniprot IDQ14032
PfamPF08840; PF04775
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.46591074)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ BAAT ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ BAAT ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ BAAT ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ BAAT ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Baat ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ BAAT ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Baat ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsACOT1, ACOT6, ACOT2, ACOT4
Tissueliver
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the gallbladder mucosa and pancreas (PubMed:2037576, PubMed:12810727). Expressed in hepatocytes (at protein level) (PubMed:2037576, PubMed:12810727, PubMed:23415802). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12810727, ECO:0000269|PubMed:2037576, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23415802}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs1572983  rs28937579 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytosol {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12810727, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23415802, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8034703}. Peroxisome {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q63276}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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