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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP00400
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 5637
  • HMDBP03490
Name Ornithine aminotransferase, mitochondrial
Synonyms
  1. Ornithine aminotransferase, hepatic form
  2. Ornithine aminotransferase, renal form
  3. Ornithine delta-aminotransferase
  4. Ornithine--oxo-acid aminotransferase
Gene Name OAT
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in transaminase activity
Specific Function Not Available
Pathways
  • Arginine and proline metabolism
  • Arginine and proline metabolism
  • Arginine: Glycine Amidinotransferase Deficiency (AGAT Deficiency)
  • Creatine deficiency, guanidinoacetate methyltransferase deficiency
  • Guanidinoacetate Methyltransferase Deficiency (GAMT Deficiency)
  • Hyperornithinemia with gyrate atrophy (HOGA)
  • Hyperornithinemia-hyperammonemia-homocitrullinuria [HHH-syndrome]
  • Hyperprolinemia Type I
  • Hyperprolinemia Type II
  • L-arginine:glycine amidinotransferase deficiency
  • L-proline biosynthesis
  • Ornithine Aminotransferase Deficiency (OAT Deficiency)
  • Prolidase Deficiency (PD)
  • Prolinemia Type II
Reactions
Ornithine + a 2-oxo acid → L-Glutamic gamma-semialdehyde + an L-amino acid details
Ornithine + Oxoglutaric acid → L-Glutamic gamma-semialdehyde + L-Glutamic acid details
GO Classification
Biological Process
cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process
L-proline biosynthetic process
cellular amino acid biosynthetic process
visual perception
Cellular Component
mitochondrial matrix
Function
binding
catalytic activity
transferase activity
transferase activity, transferring nitrogenous groups
cofactor binding
pyridoxal phosphate binding
transaminase activity
Molecular Function
ornithine-oxo-acid transaminase activity
pyridoxal phosphate binding
Cellular Location
  1. Mitochondrion matrix
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 10
Locus 10q26
SNPs OAT
Gene Sequence
>1320 bp
ATGTTTTCCAAACTAGCACATTTGCAGAGGTTTGCTGTACTTAGTCGCGGAGTTCATTCT
TCAGTGGCTTCTGCTACATCTGTTGCAACTAAAAAAACAGTCCAAGGCCCTCCAACCTCT
GATGACATTTTTGAAAGGGAATATAAGTATGGTGCACACAACTACCATCCTTTACCTGTA
GCCCTGGAGAGAGGAAAAGGTATTTACTTATGGGATGTAGAAGGCAGAAAATATTTTGAC
TTCCTGAGTTCTTACAGTGCTGTCAACCAAGGGCATTGTCACCCCAAGATTGTGAATGCT
CTGAAGAGTCAAGTGGACAAATTGACCTTAACATCTAGAGCTTTCTATAATAACGTACTT
GGTGAATATGAGGAGTATATTACTAAACTTTTCAACTACCACAAAGTTCTTCCTATGAAT
ACAGGAGTGGAGGCTGGAGAGACTGCCTGTAAACTAGCTCGTAAGTGGGGCTATACCGTG
AAGGGCATTCAGAAATACAAAGCAAAGATTGTTTTTGCAGCTGGGAACTTCTGGGGTAGG
ACGTTGTCTGCTATCTCCAGTTCCACAGACCCAACCAGTTACGATGGTTTTGGACCATTT
ATGCCGGGATTCGACATCATTCCCTATAATGATCTGCCCGCACTGGAGCGTGCTCTTCAG
GATCCAAATGTGGCTGCGTTCATGGTAGAACCAATTCAGGGTGAAGCAGGCGTTGTTGTT
CCGGATCCAGGTTACCTAATGGGAGTGCGAGAGCTCTGCACCAGGCACCAGGTTCTCTTT
ATTGCTGATGAAATACAGACAGGATTGGCCAGAACTGGTAGATGGCTGGCTGTTGATTAT
GAAAATGTCAGACCTGATATAGTCCTCCTTGGAAAGGCCCTTTCTGGGGGCTTATACCCT
GTGTCTGCAGTGCTGTGTGATGATGACATCATGCTGACCATTAAGCCAGGGGAGCATGGG
TCCACATACGGTGGCAATCCACTAGGCTGCCGAGTGGCCATCGCAGCCCTTGAGGTTTTA
GAAGAAGAAAACCTTGCTGAAAATGCAGACAAATTGGGCATTATCTTGAGAAATGAACTC
ATGAAGCTACCTTCTGATGTTGTAACTGCCGTAAGAGGAAAAGGATTATTAAATGCTATT
GTCATTAAAGAAACCAAAGATTGGGATGCTTGGAAGGTGTGTCTACGACTTCGAGATAAT
GGACTTCTGGCCAAGCCAACCCATGGCGACATTATCAGGTTTGCGCCTCCGCTGGTGATC
AAGGAGGATGAGCTTCGAGAGTCCATTGAAATTATTAACAAGACCATCTTGTCTTTCTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 439
Molecular Weight 48534.39
Theoretical pI 7.041
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Ornithine aminotransferase, mitochondrial
MFSKLAHLQRFAVLSRGVHSSVASATSVATKKTVQGPPTSDDIFEREYKYGAHNYHPLPV
ALERGKGIYLWDVEGRKYFDFLSSYSAVNQGHCHPKIVNALKSQVDKLTLTSRAFYNNVL
GEYEEYITKLFNYHKVLPMNTGVEAGETACKLARKWGYTVKGIQKYKAKIVFAAGNFWGR
TLSAISSSTDPTSYDGFGPFMPGFDIIPYNDLPALERALQDPNVAAFMVEPIQGEAGVVV
PDPGYLMGVRELCTRHQVLFIADEIQTGLARTGRWLAVDYENVRPDIVLLGKALSGGLYP
VSAVLCDDDIMLTIKPGEHGSTYGGNPLGCRVAIAALEVLEEENLAENADKLGIILRNEL
MKLPSDVVTAVRGKGLLNAIVIKETKDWDAWKVCLRLRDNGLLAKPTHGDIIRFAPPLVI
KEDELRESIEIINKTILSF
GenBank ID Protein 189069120
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P04181
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name OAT_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID AK312561
GeneCard ID OAT
GenAtlas ID OAT
HGNC ID HGNC:8091
References
General References
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