Rabbit anti-Human AADAT Polyclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

Q8N5Z0

Target Species

Human

Target Name

AADAT

Target Full Name

Kynurenine/alpha-aminoadipate aminotransferase, mitochondrial

Target Function

Transaminase with broad substrate specificity. Has transaminase activity towards aminoadipate, kynurenine, methionine and glutamate. Shows activity also towards tryptophan, aspartate and hydroxykynurenine. Accepts a variety of oxo-acids as amino-group acceptors, with a preference for 2-oxoglutarate, 2-oxocaproic acid, phenylpyruvate and alpha-oxo-gamma-methiol butyric acid. Can also use glyoxylate as amino-group acceptor (in vitro).

Target Subcellular Location

Mitochondrion.

Target Protein Families

Class-I pyridoxal-phosphate-dependent aminotransferase family

Target Tissue Specificity

Higher expression in the liver. Also found in heart, brain, kidney, pancreas, prostate, testis and ovary.

Target Research Area

Signal Transduction

Target Synonyms

2 aminoadipate aminotransferase; 2 aminoadipate transaminase; 2-aminoadipate aminotransferase; 2-aminoadipate transaminase; Aadat; AADAT_HUMAN; Aadt; AI875679; Alpha aminoadipate aminotransferase; Alpha-aminoadipate aminotransferase; Aminoadipate aminotransferase; EC 2.6.1.39; EC 2.6.1.7; KAT/AadAT; KAT2; KATII ; Kynurenine oxoglutarate transaminase 2; Kynurenine aminotransferase II; Kynurenine oxoglutarate aminotransferase II; Kynurenine oxoglutarate transaminase II; Kynurenine--oxoglutarate aminotransferase II; Kynurenine--oxoglutarate transaminase II; Kynurenine/alpha-aminoadipate aminotransferase mitochondrial [Precursor]; Kynurenine/alpha-aminoadipate aminotransferase; mitochondrial; L kynurenine/alpha aminoadipate aminotransferase

Target Background

This gene encodes a protein that is highly similar to mouse and rat kynurenine aminotransferase II. The rat protein is a homodimer with two transaminase activities. One activity is the transamination of alpha-aminoadipic acid, a final step in the saccaropine pathway which is the major pathway for L-lysine catabolism. The other activity involves the transamination of kynurenine to produce kynurenine acid, the precursor of kynurenic acid which has neuroprotective properties. Several transcript variants encoding two different isoforms have been found for this gene.