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Choline acetyltransferase

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|- | colspan="2" bgcolor="#dddddd" | Identifiers |- | bgcolor="#e7dcc3" | Symbol(s) | bgcolor="#eeeeee" | [CHAT] |- | bgcolor="#e7dcc3" | Entrez | bgcolor="#eeeeee" | [1103] |- class="hiddenStructure" | bgcolor="#e7dcc3" | OMIM | bgcolor="#eeeeee" | [118490] |- | bgcolor="#e7dcc3" | RefSeq | bgcolor="#eeeeee" | [NM_020549] |- | bgcolor="#e7dcc3" | UniProt | bgcolor="#eeeeee" | [P28329] |- class="hiddenStructure" | bgcolor="#e7dcc3" | PDB | bgcolor="#eeeeee" | [] |- | colspan="2" bgcolor="#dddddd" | Other data |- class="hiddenStructure" | bgcolor="#e7dcc3" | EC number | bgcolor="#eeeeee" | [2.3.1.6] |- | bgcolor="#e7dcc3" | Locus | bgcolor="#eeeeee" | Chr. 10[q11.2] |- |} Choline acetyltransferase (EC [2.3.1.6]) is an enzyme which is synthesized within the body of a neuron. It is then transferred to the nerve terminal via axoplasmic flow. It joins Acetyl CoA to choline, resulting in the formation of the neurotransmitteracetylcholine.

 


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