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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP00025
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 5254
Name Choline O-acetyltransferase
Synonyms
  1. CHOACTase
  2. ChAT
  3. Choline acetylase
Gene Name CHAT
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in acyltransferase activity
Specific Function Catalyzes the reversible synthesis of acetylcholine (ACh) from acetyl CoA and choline at cholinergic synapses.
Pathways
  • Cholinergic synapse
  • Glycerophospholipid metabolism
  • Phospholipid Biosynthesis
Reactions
Acetyl-CoA + Choline → Coenzyme A + Acetylcholine details
GO Classification
Biological Process
phosphatidylcholine biosynthetic process
response to drug
response to ethanol
response to nutrient
memory
adult walking behavior
neurotransmitter secretion
acetylcholine biosynthetic process
antral ovarian follicle growth
dendrite development
establishment of synaptic specificity at neuromuscular junction
neuromuscular synaptic transmission
rhythmic behavior
rhythmic excitation
response to hypoxia
Cellular Component
cytosol
mitochondrion
nucleus
neuronal cell body
axon
Function
catalytic activity
transferase activity
transferase activity, transferring acyl groups
transferase activity, transferring acyl groups other than amino-acyl groups
acyltransferase activity
Molecular Function
choline binding
choline O-acetyltransferase activity
Cellular Location Not Available
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 10
Locus 10q11.2
SNPs CHAT
Gene Sequence
>2247 bp
ATGGGGCTGAGGACAGCGAAGAAGAGGGGGCTTGGGGGAGGGGGGAAATGGAAGAGAGAG
GAGGGAGGAGGTACAAGAGGAAGGAGAGAAGTGCGGCCAGCTTGCTTTCTCCAGTCGGGT
GGCCGCGGGGACCCGGGCGACGTCGGAGGCCCTGCCGGGAACCCAGGCTGCAGCCCCCAC
CCCCGCGCTGCGACACGCCCCCCACCCCTTCCGGCTCACACCCCCGCCCACACTCCTGAG
TGGTGCGGTGCAGCGTCGGCCGAGGCAGCAGAGCCGAGGAGAGCAGGTCCACACCTCTGC
ATCCCTGCACCAGGACTCACCAAGACGCCCATCCTGGAAAAGGTCCCCCGTAAGATGGCA
GCAAAAACTCCCAGCAGTGAGGAGTCTGGGCTGCCCAAACTGCCCGTGCCCCCGCTGCAG
CAGACCCTGGCCACGTACCTGCAGTGCATGCGACACTTGGTGTCTGAGGAGCAGTTCAGG
AAGAGCCAGGCCATTGTGCAGCAGTTTGGGGCCCCTGGTGGCCTCGGCGAGACCCTGCAG
CAGAAACTCCTGGAGCGGCAGGAGAAGACAGCCAACTGGGTGTCTGAGTACTGGCTGAAT
GACATGTATCTCAACAACCGCCTGGCCCTGCCTGTCAACTCCAGCCCTGCCGTGATCTTT
GCTCGGCAGCACTTCCCTGGCACCGATGACCAGCTGAGGTTTGCAGCCAGCCTCATCTCT
GGTGTACTCAGCTACAAGGCCCTGCTGGACAGCCACTCCATTCCCACTGACTGTGCCAAA
GGCCAGCTGTCAGGGCAGCCCCTTTGCATGAAGCAATACTATGGGCTCTTCTCCTCCTAC
CGGCTCCCCGGCCATACCCAGGACACGCTGGTGGCTCAGAACAGCAGCATCATGCCGGAG
CCTGAGCACGTCATCGTAGCCTGCTGCAATCAGTTCTTTGTCTTGGATGTTGTCATTAAT
TTCCGCCGTCTCAGTGAGGGGGATCTGTTCACTCAGTTGAGAAAGATAGTCAAAATGGCT
TCCAACGAGGACGAGCGTTTGCCTCCAATTGGCCTGCTGACGTCTGACGGGAGGAGCGAG
TGGGCCGAGGCCAGGACGGTCCTCGTGAAAGACTCCACCAACCGGGACTCGCTGGACATG
ATTGAGCGCTGCATCTGCCTTGTATGCCTGGACGCGCCAGGAGGCGTGGAGCTCAGCGAC
ACCCACAGGGCACTCCAGCTCCTTCACGGCGGAGGCTACAGCAAGAACGGGGCCAATCGC
TGGTACGACAAGTCCCTGCAGTTTGTGGTGGGCCGAGACGGCACCTGCGGTGTGGTGTGC
GAACACTCCCCATTCGATGGCATCGTCCTGGTGCAGTGCACTGAGCATCTGCTCAAGCAC
ATGACGCAGAGCAGCAGGAAGCTGATCCGAGCAGACTCCGTCAGCGAGCTCCCCGCCCCC
CGGAGGCTGCGGTGGAAATGCTCCCCGGAAATTCAAGGCCACTTAGCCTCCTCGGCAGAA
AAACTTCAACGAATAGTAAAGAACCTTGACTTCATTGTCTATAAGTTTGACAACTATGGG
AAAACATTCATTAAGAAGCAGAAATGCAGCCCTGATGCCTTCATCCAGGTGGCCCTCCAG
CTGGCCTTCTACAGGCTCCATCGAAGACTGGTGCCCACCTACGAGAGCGCGTCCATCCGC
CGATTCCAGGAGGGACGCGTGGACAACATCAGATCGGCCACTCCAGAGGCACTGGCTTTT
GTGAGAGCCGTGACTGACCACAAGGCTGCTGTGCCAGCTTCTGAGAAGCTTCTGCTCCTG
AAGGATGCCATCCGTGCCCAGACTGCATACACAGTCATGGCCATAACAGGGATGGCCATT
GACAACCACCTGCTGGCACTGCGGGAGCTGGCCCGGGCCATGTGCAAGGAGCTGCCCGAG
ATGTTCATGGATGAAACCTACCTGATGAGCAACCGGTTTGTCCTCTCCACTAGCCAGGTG
CCCACAACCACGGAGATGTTCTGCTGCTATGGTCCTGTGGTCCCAAATGGGTATGGTGCC
TGCTACAACCCCCAGCCAGAGACCATCCTTTTCTGCATCTCTAGCTTTCACAGCTGCAAA
GAGACTTCTTCTAGCAAGTTTGCAAAAGCTGTGGAAGAAAGCCTCATTGACATGAGAGAC
CTCTGCAGTCTGCTGCCGCCTACTGAGAGCAAGCCATTGGCAACAAAGGAAAAAGCCACG
AGGCCCAGCCAGGGACACCAACCTTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 748
Molecular Weight 70425.285
Theoretical pI 7.972
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Choline O-acetyltransferase
MGLRTAKKRGLGGGGKWKREEGGGTRGRREVRPACFLQSGGRGDPGDVGGPAGNPGCSPH
PRAATRPPPLPAHTPAHTPEWCGAASAEAAEPRRAGPHLCIPAPGLTKTPILEKVPRKMA
AKTPSSEESGLPKLPVPPLQQTLATYLQCMRHLVSEEQFRKSQAIVQQFGAPGGLGETLQ
QKLLERQEKTANWVSEYWLNDMYLNNRLALPVNSSPAVIFARQHFPGTDDQLRFAASLIS
GVLSYKALLDSHSIPTDCAKGQLSGQPLCMKQYYGLFSSYRLPGHTQDTLVAQNSSIMPE
PEHVIVACCNQFFVLDVVINFRRLSEGDLFTQLRKIVKMASNEDERLPPIGLLTSDGRSE
WAEARTVLVKDSTNRDSLDMIERCICLVCLDAPGGVELSDTHRALQLLHGGGYSKNGANR
WYDKSLQFVVGRDGTCGVVCEHSPFDGIVLVQCTEHLLKHVTQSSRKLIRADSVSELPAP
RRLRWKCSPEIQGHLASSAEKLQRIVKNLDFIVYKFDNYGKTFIKKQKCSPDAFIQVALQ
LAFYRLHRRLVPTYESASIRRFQEGRVDNIRSATPEALAFVRAVTDHKAAVPASEKLLLL
KDAIRAQTAYTVMAITGMAIDNHLLALRELARAMCKELPEMFMDETYLMSNRFVLSTSQV
PTTTEMFCCYGPVVPNGYGACYNPQPETILFCISSFHSCKETSSSKFAKAVEESLIDMRD
LCSLLPPTESKPLATKEKATRPSQGHQP
GenBank ID Protein 188595670
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P28329
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name CLAT_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID NM_020549.4
GeneCard ID CHAT
GenAtlas ID CHAT
HGNC ID HGNC:1912
References
General References
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