The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Choline O-Acetyltransferase across different species:

choline acetyltransferase (CHAT), choline acetyltransferase (Chat), Choline acetyltransferase (Cha), choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), choline O-acetyltransferase (CHAT), choline acetyltransferase (PGTG_00551), choline acetyltransferase (chat), choline acetyltransferase (LOC100231848), choline acetyltransferase (LOC100533322)

Other aliases include:

CMS1A, CMS1A2, B230380D24Rik, CT23399, Cat, ChAT, cha, dChAT, l(3)91Cc, DmelCG12345, CG12345, CHAT, ChoAcTase, Ci-ChAT

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Choline O-Acetyltransferase:

choline acetyltransferase – acetyl CoA:choline O-acetyltransferase – choline O-acetyltransferase – CHOACTase – choline acetylase – choline acetyltransferase, isoform A – CG12345-PA – Cha-PA – choline acetyl transferase – choline acetyltransferase, isoform B – CG12345-PB – Cha-PB – baj

Choline O-Acetyltransferase fulfills a number of functions:

acyltransferase activity – choline O-acetyltransferase activity – transferase activity – choline binding – metallopeptidase activity – zinc ion binding

Choline O-Acetyltransferase is relevant to the following processes:

adult walking behavior – dendrite development – establishment of synaptic specificity at neuromuscular junction – muscle organ development – neuromuscular synaptic transmission – neuron differentiation – neurotransmitter biosynthetic process – rhythmic behavior – rhythmic excitation – acetylcholine biosynthetic process – memory – metabolic process – synaptic transmission – proteolysis – antral ovarian follicle growth – response to drug – response to ethanol – response to hypoxia – response to nutrient – locomotory behavior

Locations for Choline O-Acetyltransferase:

cell soma – cytoplasm – cytosol – nucleus – mitochondrion – neuronal cell body – synaptosome

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology