NCBI Accession #
NP_001031015.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_001035938.2
NCBI Official Full Name
branched-chain amino acid transaminase 2
NCBI Official Symbol
BCAT-2
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ATBCAT-2; BCAT2; branched-chain amino acid transaminase 2; branched-chain amino acid transferase 2; T27I1.9; T27I1_9
NCBI Protein Information
branched-chain amino acid transaminase 2
NCBI Summary
Encodes a chloroplast branched-chain amino acid aminotransferase. Complements the yeast leu/iso-leu/val auxotrophy mutant. Involved in cell wall development.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
Atbcat-2
UniProt Protein Name
Branched-chain-amino-acid aminotransferase 2, chloroplastic
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q9M439
UniProt Secondary Accession #
O80598
UniProt Related Accession #
Q9M439
UniProt Comments
Converts 2-oxo acids to branched-chain amino acids. Shows activity with L-Leu, L-Ile and L-Val as amino donors and 2-oxoglutarate as an amino acceptor, but no activity for D-isomers of Leu, Ile, Val, Asp, Glu or Ala.