Predicted to enable L-alanine:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase activity. Involved in several processes, including cellular response to insulin stimulus; positive regulation of gluconeogenesis; and response to testosterone. Located in extracellular space and mitochondrion. Biomarker of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Orthologous to human GPT2 (glutamic--pyruvic transaminase 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]