Gene : AAT2

Symbol :	AAT2
Name/description :	Aat2p Cytosolic aspartate aminotransferase, involved in nitrogen metabolism; localizes to peroxisomes in oleate-grown cells
Synonyms :	ASP5
Organism :	Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Peroxisomal Localization :	GO: peroxisome N Verleur, et al.1997. Eur. J. Biochem. GFP: No experiment found Mass Spectrometry: Marcello Yi, et al.2002. Electrophoresis PeroxisomeDB annotation
Protein family :	GOT
Protein consensus sequence :	PTS1=0.015; start position=407; end position=418; MSATLFNNIELLPPDALFGIKQRYGQDQRATKVDLGIGAYRDDNGKPWVLPSVKAAEKLIHNDSSYNHEYLGITGLPSLTSNAAKIIFGTQSDAFQEDRVISVQSLSGTGALHISAKFFSKFFPDKLVYLSKPTWANHMAIFENQGLKTATYPYWANETKSLDLNGFLNAIQKAPEGSIFVLHSCAHNPTGLDPTSEQWVQIVDAIASKNHIALFDTAYQGFATGDLDKDAYAVRLGVEKLSTVSPVFVCQSFAKNAGMYGERVGCFHLALTKQAQNKTIKPAVTSQLAKIIRSEVSNPPAYGAKIVAKLLETPELTEQWHKDMVTMSSRITKMRHALRDHLVKLGTPGNWDHIVNQCGMFSFTGLTPQMVKRLEETHAVYLVASGRASIAGLNQGNVEYVAKAIDEVVRFYTIEAKL
Functional category(ies) :	Protein/amino acid metabolism Transaminases
Disease(s) :	No diseases found
Comparative genomics:	PTS prediction Blastp PsiBlast Alignment Phylogenetic tree [help] PhylomeDB Enzyme reaction data
Gene Info:	Gene Summary (NCBI) Genome Browser (UCSC) Chromosomal Localization (NCBI) ENSEMBL Protein Properties (UCSC) Conserved Domains (NCBI) Orthologue Prediction (NCBI)
Pubmed:	N Verleur, et al.1997. Eur. J. Biochem. Cytosolic aspartate aminotransferase encoded by the AAT2 gene is targeted to the peroxisomes in oleate-grown Saccharomyces cerevisiae.