Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to enable 4-aminobutyrate:2-oxoglutarate transaminase activity; identical protein binding activity; and pyridoxal phosphate binding activity. Involved in behavioral response to cocaine. Located in mitochondrion. Is expressed in several structures, including ganglia; genitourinary system; hemolymphoid system; nervous system; and sensory organ. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Alzheimer's disease; GABA aminotransferase deficiency; and Huntington's disease. Orthologous to human ABAT (4-aminobutyrate aminotransferase).