alanine aminotransferase 2 (ALT2, glutamic-pyruvic transaminase 2, GPT 2, glutamic-alanine transaminase 2, GPT2, AAT2)

Function

L-alanine + 2-oxoglutarate <--> pyruvate + L-glutamate

Cofactor: pyridoxal phosphate

Structure

homodimer

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=2

Expression

• expressed in muscle, adipose tissue, kidney, brain > liver, breast

More general terms

• alanine aminotransferase

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/607438
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q8TD30.html