Gene description for Bcat2
Gene name	branched chain amino acid transaminase 2, mitochondrial
Gene symbol	Bcat2
Other names/aliases	BCT2 Bcatm mBcat
Species	Rattus norvegicus
Database cross references - Bcat2
ExoCarta	ExoCarta_64203
Vesiclepedia	VP_64203
Entrez Gene	64203
UniProt	O35854
Bcat2 identified in sEVs derived from the following tissue/cell type
Reticulocytes	21828046

Gene ontology annotations for Bcat2

Molecular Function     branched-chain-amino-acid transaminase activity GO:0004084 IBA     branched-chain-amino-acid transaminase activity GO:0004084 IDA     branched-chain-amino-acid transaminase activity GO:0004084 IEA     branched-chain-amino-acid transaminase activity GO:0004084 ISO     L-leucine-2-oxoglutarate transaminase activity GO:0052654 IDA     L-leucine-2-oxoglutarate transaminase activity GO:0052654 IEA     L-leucine-2-oxoglutarate transaminase activity GO:0052654 ISO     L-valine-2-oxoglutarate transaminase activity GO:0052655 IDA     L-valine-2-oxoglutarate transaminase activity GO:0052655 IEA     L-valine-2-oxoglutarate transaminase activity GO:0052655 ISO     L-isoleucine-2-oxoglutarate transaminase activity GO:0052656 IDA     L-isoleucine-2-oxoglutarate transaminase activity GO:0052656 IEA     L-isoleucine-2-oxoglutarate transaminase activity GO:0052656 ISO Biological Process     isoleucine metabolic process GO:0006549 ISO     isoleucine catabolic process GO:0006550 IDA     isoleucine catabolic process GO:0006550 IEA     isoleucine catabolic process GO:0006550 ISO     L-leucine metabolic process GO:0006551 IEA     L-leucine metabolic process GO:0006551 ISO     valine metabolic process GO:0006573 IEA     valine metabolic process GO:0006573 ISO     lipid metabolic process GO:0006629 IEA     lactation GO:0007595 IEP     amino acid biosynthetic process GO:0008652 IEA     branched-chain amino acid metabolic process GO:0009081 ISO     branched-chain amino acid metabolic process GO:0009081 TAS     branched-chain amino acid biosynthetic process GO:0009082 IEA     branched-chain amino acid catabolic process GO:0009083 IDA     branched-chain amino acid catabolic process GO:0009083 ISO     L-leucine biosynthetic process GO:0009098 IBA     L-leucine biosynthetic process GO:0009098 IDA     L-valine biosynthetic process GO:0009099 IBA     regulation of hormone levels GO:0010817 IEA     regulation of hormone levels GO:0010817 ISO     cellular response to leukemia inhibitory factor GO:1990830 IEA     cellular response to leukemia inhibitory factor GO:1990830 ISO Subcellular Localization     nucleoplasm GO:0005654 IEA     nucleoplasm GO:0005654 ISO     mitochondrion GO:0005739 IBA     mitochondrion GO:0005739 IDA     mitochondrion GO:0005739 IEA     mitochondrion GO:0005739 ISO