Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 9.0.0)
Enables 4-aminobutyrate:2-oxoglutarate transaminase activity. Involved in GABA catabolic process and nervous system process. Located in mitochondrion. Is active in mitochondrial matrix. 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).
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