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Bcat1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Bcat1
  • Name
    branched chain aminotransferase 1, cytosolic
  • Synonyms
    Bcat-1, BCATc, Eca39
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:104861
    NCBI Gene: 12035
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    27 TSS
  • Candidate for QTL
    2 QTL
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr6:144939561-145021883 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 6, 77.27 cM
  • Mapping Data
    9 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1048 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • PCR
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_104861
protein coding gene Chr6:144939561-145021910 (-)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0031475
protein coding gene Chr6:149955009-150044732 (-)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0031450
protein coding gene Chr6:144025253-144113441 (-)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0031378
protein coding gene Chr6:148322760-148408249 (-)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0031457
protein coding gene Chr6:143784856-143868915 (-)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0031179
protein coding gene Chr6:148349593-148439270 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0031919
protein coding gene Chr6:153992843-154092509 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0029043
protein coding gene Chr6:142779957-142862959 (-)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0030547
protein coding gene Chr6:147962260-148054356 (-)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0031139
protein coding gene Chr6:159858437-159955037 (-)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0031296
protein coding gene Chr6:142835061-142919403 (-)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0031247
protein coding gene Chr6:141564180-141647579 (-)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0031380
protein coding gene Chr6:150054612-150145859 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0031287
protein coding gene Chr6:163654797-163749898 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0031951
protein coding gene Chr6:148153395-148241093 (-)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0030274
protein coding gene Chr6:141334455-141418444 (-)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0030098
protein coding gene Chr6:146304164-146390335 (-)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0030640
protein coding gene Chr6:148740281-148831443 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    BCAT1, branched chain amino acid transaminase 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    BCAT1, branched chain amino acid transaminase 1
  • Synonyms
    BCATC, BCT1, ECA39, MECA39, PNAS121, PP18
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 586
    neXtProt AC: NX_P54687
    UniProt: P54687

  • Chr Location
    12p12.1; chr12:24810024-24949340 (-)  GRCh38

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    1 phenotype from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    15 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Mice homozygous for a null mutation display abnormal amino acid metabilism in T cells.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
non-membrane-bounded organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic 12035 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 82323 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript NM_007532 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 7868 ZRU/MplStud  
polypeptide P24288 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 386 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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  • UniProt
    10 Sequences
  • Protein Ontology
    PR:000004682 branched-chain-amino-acid aminotransferase, cytosolic
  • EC
  • InterPro Domains
    IPR001544 Aminotransferase class IV
    IPR018300 Aminotransferase, class IV, conserved site
    IPR036038 Aminotransferase-like, PLP-dependent enzymes
    IPR005786 Branched-chain amino acid aminotransferase II
    IPR043132 Branched-chain-amino-acid aminotransferase-like, C-terminal
    IPR043131 Branched-chain-amino-acid aminotransferase-like, N-terminal
    IPR033939 Branched-chain aminotransferase
Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 153
    Genomic 1
    cDNA 150
    Primer pair 2

    Microarray probesets 4
Other
Accession IDs
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MGD-MRK-28158
References
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  • Summaries
    All 66
    Developmental Gene Expression 10
    Gene Ontology 7
    Phenotypes 15
  • Earliest
    J:10874 Niwa O, et al., A cDNA clone overexpressed and amplified in a mouse teratocarcinoma line. Nucleic Acids Res. 1990 Nov 25;18(22):6709
  • Latest
    J:326541 Cyagen Biosciences Inc., Cyagen Biosciences Website. 2022;

Contributing Projects:
Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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last database update
04/16/2024
MGI 6.23
The Jackson Laboratory