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Designing a Western blot for BCAT1? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
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Facts about Branched-chain-amino-acid aminotransferase, cytosolic.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | BCAT1 |
| Uniprot: | P54687 |
| Entrez: | 586 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| class-IV pyridoxal-phosphate-dependent aminotransferase family |

BCAT(c); BCAT1; BCAT-1; BCATC; BCT1; BCT1PNAS121; branched chain amino-acid transaminase 1, cytosolic; branched chain aminotransferase 1, cytosolic; branched-chain-amino-acid aminotransferase, cytosolic; DKFZp686E12175; EC 2.6.1.42; ECA39; MECA39; placental protein 18; PNAS121; PP18; Protein ECA39
Mass (kDA):
42.966 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 12p12.1 |
| Sequence: | 12; NC_000012.12 (24810024..24949101, complement) |
During embryogenesis, expressed in the brain and kidney. Overexpressed in MYC-induced tumors such as Burkitt's lymphoma.
Cytoplasm.





PMID: 8692959 by Schuldiner O., et al. ECA39, a conserved gene regulated by c-Myc in mice, is involved in G1/S cell cycle regulation in yeast.
PMID: 16141215 by Goto M., et al. Structural determinants for branched-chain aminotransferase isozyme- specific inhibition by the anticonvulsant drug gabapentin.