Gene description for GOT2
Gene name glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase 2, mitochondrial
Gene symbol GOT2
Other names/aliases KAT4
KATIV
mitAAT
Species Homo sapiens
 Database cross references - GOT2
ExoCarta ExoCarta_2806
Entrez Gene 2806
HGNC 4433
MIM 138150
UniProt P00505  
 GOT2 identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
B cells 20458337    
B cells 20458337    
B cells 20458337    
Colorectal cancer cells 25890246    
Colorectal cancer cells 25890246    
Colorectal cancer cells 25890246    
Colorectal cancer cells 25890246    
Hepatocellular carcinoma cells 26054723    
Mesenchymal stem cells Unpublished / Not applicable
 Gene ontology annotations for GOT2
Molecular Function
    L-phenylalanine:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase activity GO:0080130 IEA
    poly(A) RNA binding GO:0044822 IDA
    L-aspartate:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase activity GO:0004069 ISS
    kynurenine-oxoglutarate transaminase activity GO:0016212 IEA
    pyridoxal phosphate binding GO:0030170 IEA
Biological Process
    oxaloacetate metabolic process GO:0006107 IEA
    response to ethanol GO:0045471 IDA
    4-hydroxyproline catabolic process GO:0019470 TAS
    cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process GO:0034641 TAS
    glutamate catabolic process to 2-oxoglutarate GO:0019551 IEA
    glucose metabolic process GO:0006006 TAS
    cellular amino acid biosynthetic process GO:0008652 TAS
    fatty acid transport GO:0015908 IEP
    aspartate biosynthetic process GO:0006532 IEA
    2-oxoglutarate metabolic process GO:0006103 ISS
    aspartate catabolic process GO:0006533 IDA
    carbohydrate metabolic process GO:0005975 TAS
    aspartate metabolic process GO:0006531 ISS
    glutamate metabolic process GO:0006536 ISS
    small molecule metabolic process GO:0044281 TAS
    L-kynurenine metabolic process GO:0097052 IEA
    glutamate catabolic process to aspartate GO:0019550 IEA
    gluconeogenesis GO:0006094 TAS
Subcellular Localization
    extracellular exosome GO:0070062 IDA
    plasma membrane GO:0005886 IDA
    mitochondrial inner membrane GO:0005743 IEA
    mitochondrion GO:0005739 ISS
    mitochondrial matrix GO:0005759 TAS
 Experiment description of studies that identified GOT2 in exosomes
1
Experiment ID 79
ISEV standards
✘ EV Biophysical techniques
✘ EV Cytosolic markers
✔
CD81|MHCII
EV Membrane markers
✘ EV Negative markers
✘ EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 20458337    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description MHC class II-associated proteins in B-cell exosomes and potential functional implications for exosome biogenesis - Sample 1
Authors Buschow SI, van Balkom BW, Aalberts M, Heck AJ, Wauben M, Stoorvogel W.
Journal name ICB
Publication year 2010
Sample B cells
Sample name RN (HLA-DR15)
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Immunobeads (MHC Class II)
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry [FT-ICR]
Western blotting
2
Experiment ID 80
ISEV standards
✘ EV Biophysical techniques
✘ EV Cytosolic markers
✔
CD81|MHCII
EV Membrane markers
✘ EV Negative markers
✘ EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 20458337    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description MHC class II-associated proteins in B-cell exosomes and potential functional implications for exosome biogenesis -Sample 2
Authors Buschow SI, van Balkom BW, Aalberts M, Heck AJ, Wauben M, Stoorvogel W.
Journal name ICB
Publication year 2010
Sample B cells
Sample name RN (HLA-DR15)
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Immunobeads (MHC Class II)
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry [FT-ICR]
Western blotting
3
Experiment ID 81
ISEV standards
✘ EV Biophysical techniques
✘ EV Cytosolic markers
✔
CD81|MHCII
EV Membrane markers
✘ EV Negative markers
✘ EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 20458337    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description MHC class II-associated proteins in B-cell exosomes and potential functional implications for exosome biogenesis - Sample 3
Authors Buschow SI, van Balkom BW, Aalberts M, Heck AJ, Wauben M, Stoorvogel W.
Journal name ICB
Publication year 2010
Sample B cells
Sample name RN (HLA-DR15)
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Immunobeads (MHC Class II)
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry [FT-ICR]
Western blotting
4
Experiment ID 282
ISEV standards
✔
CEM
EV Biophysical techniques
✔
Alix|TSG101
EV Cytosolic markers
✔
CD63|CD81|EpCAM
EV Membrane markers
✘ EV Negative markers
✔
DLS
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 25890246    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Highly-purified exosomes and shed microvesicles isolated from the human colon cancer cell line LIM1863 by sequential centrifugal ultrafiltration are biochemically and functionally distinct.
Authors Xu R, Greening DW, Rai A, Ji H, Simpson RJ.
Journal name Methods
Publication year 2015
Sample Colorectal cancer cells
Sample name LIM1863 - Ultracentrifugation - Rep 1
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Centrifugal concentration
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry
Western blotting
5
Experiment ID 283
ISEV standards
✔
CEM
EV Biophysical techniques
✔
Alix|TSG101
EV Cytosolic markers
✔
CD63|CD81|EpCAM
EV Membrane markers
✘ EV Negative markers
✔
DLS
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 25890246    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Highly-purified exosomes and shed microvesicles isolated from the human colon cancer cell line LIM1863 by sequential centrifugal ultrafiltration are biochemically and functionally distinct.
Authors Xu R, Greening DW, Rai A, Ji H, Simpson RJ.
Journal name Methods
Publication year 2015
Sample Colorectal cancer cells
Sample name LIM1863 - Ultracentrifugation - Rep 2
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Centrifugal concentration
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry
Western blotting
6
Experiment ID 285
ISEV standards
✔
CEM
EV Biophysical techniques
✔
Alix|TSG101
EV Cytosolic markers
✔
CD63|CD81|EpCAM
EV Membrane markers
✘ EV Negative markers
✔
DLS
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 25890246    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Highly-purified exosomes and shed microvesicles isolated from the human colon cancer cell line LIM1863 by sequential centrifugal ultrafiltration are biochemically and functionally distinct.
Authors Xu R, Greening DW, Rai A, Ji H, Simpson RJ.
Journal name Methods
Publication year 2015
Sample Colorectal cancer cells
Sample name LIM1863 - Sequential centrifugal ultrafiltration - Rep 1
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Sequential centrifugal ultrafiltration
Centrifugal concentration
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry
Western blotting
7
Experiment ID 286
ISEV standards
✔
CEM
EV Biophysical techniques
✔
Alix|TSG101
EV Cytosolic markers
✔
CD63|CD81|EpCAM
EV Membrane markers
✘ EV Negative markers
✔
DLS
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 25890246    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Highly-purified exosomes and shed microvesicles isolated from the human colon cancer cell line LIM1863 by sequential centrifugal ultrafiltration are biochemically and functionally distinct.
Authors Xu R, Greening DW, Rai A, Ji H, Simpson RJ.
Journal name Methods
Publication year 2015
Sample Colorectal cancer cells
Sample name LIM1863 - Sequential centrifugal ultrafiltration - Rep 2
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Sequential centrifugal ultrafiltration
Centrifugal concentration
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry
Western blotting
8
Experiment ID 235
ISEV standards
✔
EM
EV Biophysical techniques
✔
TSG101|Alix|HSC70|GAPDH
EV Cytosolic markers
✘ EV Membrane markers
✔
HSP90B1
EV Negative markers
✔
qNano
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule mRNA
Identification method RNA Sequencing
PubMed ID 26054723    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Hepatocellular carcinoma-derived exosomes promote motility of immortalized hepatocyte through transfer of oncogenic proteins and RNAs
Authors He M, Qin H, Poon TC, Sze SC, Ding X, Co NN, Ngai SM, Chan TF, Wong N
Journal name Carcinogenesis
Publication year 2015
Sample Hepatocellular carcinoma cells
Sample name HKCI-8
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density 1.13-1.19 g/mL
Molecules identified in the study Protein
RNA
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Mass spectrometry
RT-PCR
RNA Sequencing
9
Experiment ID 126
ISEV standards
✘ EV Biophysical techniques
✔
GAPDH
EV Cytosolic markers
✘ EV Membrane markers
✘ EV Negative markers
✘ EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry [LTQ-FT Ultra]
PubMed ID Unpublished / Not applicable
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosomes: The Future MSC-based Therapy?
Authors Ruenn Chai Lai, Ronne Wee Yeh Yeo, Soon Sim Tan, Bin Zhang, Yijun Yin, Newman Siu Kwan Sze, Andre Choo, and Sai Kiang Lim
Journal name Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy
Publication year 2011
Sample Mesenchymal stem cells
Sample name huES9.E1
Isolation/purification methods HPLC
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Antobody array
Mass spectrometry
 Protein-protein interactions for GOT2
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
1 MPG  
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
2 THOC7 80145
Two-hybrid Homo sapiens
3 HSPA8 3312
Invivo Homo sapiens
Invitro Homo sapiens
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
4 CTNNBIP1 56998
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
5 MDH2 4191
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
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 Pathways in which GOT2 is involved
PathwayEvidenceSource
Amino acid synthesis and interconversion (transamination) TAS Reactome
Gluconeogenesis TAS Reactome





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