Oat Gene Summary [Rat]

Predicted to enable identical protein binding activity; ornithine aminotransferase activity; and pyridoxal phosphate binding activity. Predicted to be involved in arginine catabolic process to glutamate and arginine catabolic process to proline via ornithine. Predicted to be located in mitochondrial matrix and nucleoplasm. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in gyrate atrophy. Orthologous to human OAT (ornithine aminotransferase). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2025]

Details

Type
Protein Coding
Official Symbol
Oat
Official Name
ornithine aminotransferase [Source:RGD Symbol;Acc:621724]
Ensembl ID
ENSRNOG00000016807
Bio databases IDs NCBI: 64313 Ensembl: ENSRNOG00000016807
Aliases ornithine aminotransferase
Synonyms GACR, HOGA, OATASE, OKT, ornithine aminotransferase, Ornithine-oxo-acid aminotransferase, Ornithine Transaminase, rhg, rOAT
Species
Rat, Rattus norvegicus
OrthologiesHumanMouse

Protein Domains

A protein domain is a distinct structural or functional region within a protein that can evolve, function, and exist independently of the rest of the protein chain. These domains in rat Oat often fold into stable, three-dimensional structures and are associated with specific biological functions, such as binding to DNA, other proteins, or small molecules.
  • adenosylmethionine-8-amino-7-oxononanoate transaminase
  • acetylornithine transaminase
  • 4-aminobutyrate aminotransferase, eukaryotic type
  • Aminotransferase class-III
  • 4-aminobutyrate aminotransferase, prokaryotic type
  • enzyme
  • protein binding
  • identical protein binding
  • ornithine aminotransferase
  • ornithine-oxo-acid transaminase
  • succinylornithine transaminase family
  • transaminase, acetylornithine/succinylornithine family
  • AAT_I

Top Findings

The most significant associations for this gene, including commonly observed domains, pathway involvement, and functional highlights based on current data.
binds
disease
  • epithelial cancer
  • liver cancer
  • hepatocellular carcinoma
  • septic shock
  • gyrate atrophy
  • retinal dystrophy
  • lung adenocarcinoma
  • lung adenocarcinoma formation
  • idiopathic scoliosis
  • orotic aciduria
regulated by
regulates
role in cell
  • expression in
  • lack
  • number
  • downregulation in
  • abnormal morphology
  • upregulation in

Subcellular Expression

Locations within the cell where the protein is known or predicted to be active, providing insight into its function and cellular context.
  • Cytoplasm
  • Nucleus
  • Mitochondria
  • mitochondrial matrix
  • nucleoplasm

Gene Ontology Annotations

Describes the biological processes, cellular components, and molecular functions associated with the rat Oat gene, providing context for its role in the cell.

Biological Process

Functions and activities the gene product is involved in
  • arginine catabolic process to proline via ornithine
  • arginine catabolic process to glutamate
  • visual perception
  • L-proline biosynthetic process

Cellular Component

Where in the cell the gene product is active
  • cytoplasm
  • mitochondrial matrix
  • mitochondrion
  • nucleoplasm

Molecular Function

What the gene product does at the molecular level
  • identical protein binding
  • pyridoxal phosphate binding
  • protein binding
  • ornithine-oxo-acid transaminase activity

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