BAAT

Bile acid-CoA:amino acid N-acyltransferase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the BAAT gene.[5]

BAAT
Identifiers
AliasesBAAT, BACAT, BAT, bile acid-CoA:amino acid N-acyltransferase, BACD1, HCHO
External IDsOMIM: 602938 MGI: 106642 HomoloGene: 1286 GeneCards: BAAT
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

570

12012

Ensembl

ENSG00000136881
ENSG00000276559

ENSMUSG00000039653

UniProt

Q14032

Q91X34

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001701
NM_001127610
NM_001374715

NM_007519

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001121082
NP_001692
NP_001361644

NP_031545

Location (UCSC)Chr 9: 101.35 – 101.39 MbChr 4: 49.49 – 49.51 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
View/Edit HumanView/Edit Mouse

The protein encoded by this gene is a liver enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of the bile acid moiety from the acyl-CoA thioester to either glycine or taurine, the second step in the formation of bile acid-amino acid conjugates which serve as detergents in the gastrointestinal tract.[5]

References

  1. ENSG00000276559 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000136881, ENSG00000276559 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000039653 - Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. "Entrez Gene: BAAT bile acid Coenzyme A: amino acid N-acyltransferase (glycine N-choloyltransferase)".

Further reading


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.