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Literature summary for 2.3.1.6 extracted from

  • Wang, H.; Wang, R.; Zhao, Z.; Ji, Z.; Xu, S.; Holscher, C.; Sheng, S.
    Coexistences of insulin signaling-related proteins and choline acetyltransferase in neurons (2009), Brain Res., 1249, 237-243.
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Application

Application Comment Organism
diagnostics ChAT is selected as a marker of cholinergicneurons. In the CA1 region of hippocampus of mice, several of the insulin signaling-related proteins are co-located with ChAT, and most double immunoreactive positive cells are pyramidal cells Mus musculus

Localization

Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
cytoplasm
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Mus musculus 5737
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additional information immunofluorescent localization study, overview Mus musculus
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nucleus
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Mus musculus 5634
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Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
acetyl-CoA + choline Mus musculus
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CoA + O-acetylcholine
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Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Mus musculus
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Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
hippocampus cholinergic neuron-specific ChAT in the CA1 region of hippocampus Mus musculus
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additional information immunofluorescent localization study, overview Mus musculus
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neuron
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Mus musculus
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pyramidal cell
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Mus musculus
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Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
acetyl-CoA + choline
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Mus musculus CoA + O-acetylcholine
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?

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
ChAT
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Mus musculus
choline acetyltransferase
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Mus musculus

General Information

General Information Comment Organism
physiological function ChAT is the rate-limiting enzyme of generating acetylcholine, which is synthesized in cholinergic neuronal cell bodies. Insulin signaling may play an important part in the activities of cholinergic neurons Mus musculus