Identification
NameAspartate aminotransferase, mitochondrial
Synonyms
  • Transaminase A
Gene NameAAT1
Enzyme Class
Biological Properties
General FunctionInvolved in transferase activity, transferring nitrogenous groups
Specific FunctionPlays a key role in amino acid metabolism. Important for metabolite exchange between mitochondria and cytosol
Cellular LocationMitochondrion matrix
SMPDB Pathways
Asparagine metabolismPW002274 ThumbThumb?image type=greyscaleThumb?image type=simple
Aspartate metabolismPW002375 ThumbThumb?image type=greyscaleThumb?image type=simple
Phenylalanine metabolismPW002437 ThumbThumb?image type=greyscaleThumb?image type=simple
Tyrosine metabolismPW002441 ThumbThumb?image type=greyscaleThumb?image type=simple
KEGG Pathways
Tyrosine metabolismec00350 Map00350
SMPDB Reactions
L-Glutamic acid + Oxalacetic acidL-Aspartic acid + Oxoglutaric acid
L-Aspartic acid + Oxoglutaric acidOxalacetic acid + L-Glutamic acid
KEGG Reactions
L-Aspartic acid + Oxoglutaric acidL-Glutamic acid + Oxalacetic acid
Oxoglutaric acid + erythro-4-hydroxy-L-glutamic acid4-hydroxy-2-oxoglutaric acid + L-Glutamic acid
L-Glutamic acid + (4-hydroxyphenyl)pyruvic acidL-Tyrosine + Oxoglutaric acid
Metabolites
YMDB IDNameView
YMDB00153Oxoglutaric acidShow
YMDB00235Oxalacetic acidShow
YMDB00271L-Glutamic acidShow
YMDB00364L-TyrosineShow
YMDB00719erythro-4-hydroxy-L-glutamic acidShow
YMDB007224-hydroxy-2-oxoglutaric acidShow
YMDB00896L-Aspartic acidShow
YMDB00958(4-hydroxyphenyl)pyruvic acidShow
GO Classification
Component
Not Available
Function
transferase activity
binding
transferase activity, transferring nitrogenous groups
transaminase activity
cofactor binding
pyridoxal phosphate binding
catalytic activity
Process
metabolic process
biosynthetic process
cellular metabolic process
cellular amino acid and derivative metabolic process
cellular amino acid metabolic process
Gene Properties
Chromosome Locationchromosome 11
LocusYKL106W
Gene Sequence>1356 bp ATGTTGAGGACGAGGCTTACTAATTGCAGTCTATGGAGGCCCTACTACACGTCATCGCTT AGTAGAGTACCAAGAGCACCTCCAGATAAAGTCTTGGGGTTATCTGAACACTTCAAAAAG GCAAAAAATGTTAACAAAATTGACCTGACCGTAGGAATATATAAAGATGGTTGGGGCAAA GTGACGACGTTTCCCTCCGTTGCAAAAGCTCAAAAATTGATTGAATCTCATTTAGAGTTG AATAAGAATCTTTCATATTTACCAATAACAGGTTCCAAAGAATTTCAGGAAAACGTTATG AAATTTTTGTTCAAGGAATCATGTCCGCAGTTTGGGCCATTTTATTTAGCCCATGATAGA ATCAGCTTTGTTCAGACTTTGAGTGGTACAGGCGCCCTAGCTGTAGCAGCTAAATTCTTG GCATTATTTATTTCAAGAGATATTTGGATACCTGACCCATCATGGGCAAATCATAAGAAC ATTTTTCAGAACAATGGTTTTGAAAATATTTACCGGTATTCCTATTATAAGGACGGTCAG ATAGACATCGACGGATGGATTGAGCAATTGAAAACCTTTGCATATAACAACCAGCAAGAA AACAATAAGAACCCACCTTGCATAATCTTGCATGCGTGTTGTCACAACCCTACAGGTCTC GACCCAACTAAAGAGCAATGGGAAAAGATTATAGATACTATATATGAGCTAAAAATGGTA CCCATTGTTGATATGGCTTATCAGGGTTTAGAGTCTGGTAACTTACTAAAGGACGCATAT TTATTGAGGCTATGTCTCAATGTAAATAAATATCCAAATTGGAGTAACGGTATCTTTCTT TGTCAATCTTTTGCCAAGAACATGGGCCTTTATGGTGAACGAGTTGGTTCCTTAAGCGTT ATCACGCCGGCAACTGCGAACAATGGAAAGTTCAACCCTCTACAACAGAAAAACTCATTG CAGCAAAATATTGACTCCCAATTAAAAAAGATTGTCAGAGGTATGTATTCTTCTCCACCA GGATACGGTTCTCGTGTGGTAAATGTAGTATTATCAGATTTCAAATTGAAACAGCAATGG TTCAAGGATGTTGATTTCATGGTTCAGAGATTGCATCACGTCAGACAGGAGATGTTTGAC CGTCTAGGGTGGCCGGATCTTGTAAATTTCGCACAACAGCACGGTATGTTTTACTATACA AGGTTTAGTCCAAAGCAAGTCGAAATATTGAGAAACAATTCATTCGTCTATTTAACAGGT GATGGTAGATTGTCGCTTAGCGGAGTCAATGATTCGAACGTTGATTACTTATGTGAATCT CTTGAAGCAGTCTCGAAAATGGACAAACTCGCATAA
Protein Properties
Pfam Domain Function
Protein Residues451
Protein Molecular Weight51795.10156
Protein Theoretical pI9.22
Signalling Regions
  • None
Transmembrane Regions
  • None
Protein Sequence>Aspartate aminotransferase, mitochondrial MLRTRLTNCSLWRPYYTSSLSRVPRAPPDKVLGLSEHFKKVKNVNKIDLTVGIYKDGWGK VTTFPSVAKAQKLIESHLELNKNLSYLPITGSKEFQENVMKFLFKESCPQFGPFYLAHDR ISFVQTLSGTGALAVAAKFLALFISRDIWIPDPSWANHKNIFQNNGFENIYRYSYYKDGQ IDIDGWIEQLKTFAYNNQQENNKNPPCIILHACCHNPTGLDPTKEQWEKIIDTIYELKMV PIVDMAYQGLESGNLLKDAYLLRLCLNVNKYPNWSNGIFLCQSFAKNMGLYGERVGSLSV ITPATANNGKFNPLQQKNSLQQNIDSQLKKIVRGMYSSPPGYGSRVVNVVLSDFKLKQQW FKDVDFMVQRLHHVRQEMFDRLGWPDLVNFAQQHGMFYYTRFSPKQVEILRNNYFVYLTG DGRLSLSGVNDSNVDYLCESLEAVSKMDKLA
References
External Links
ResourceLink
Saccharomyces Genome Database AAT1
Uniprot IDQ01802
Uniprot NameAATM_YEAST
GenBank Gene IDX68052
Genebank Protein ID3318
General Reference
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  • Sickmann, A., Reinders, J., Wagner, Y., Joppich, C., Zahedi, R., Meyer, H. E., Schonfisch, B., Perschil, I., Chacinska, A., Guiard, B., Rehling, P., Pfanner, N., Meisinger, C. (2003). "The proteome of Saccharomyces cerevisiae mitochondria." Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 100:13207-13212.14576278
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