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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP00021
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 5250
Name Arylamine N-acetyltransferase 2
Synonyms
  1. Arylamide acetylase 2
  2. N-acetyltransferase type 2
  3. NAT-2
  4. PNAT
  5. Polymorphic arylamine N-acetyltransferase
Gene Name NAT2
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in acetyltransferase activity
Specific Function Participates in the detoxification of a plethora of hydrazine and arylamine drugs. Catalyzes the N- or O-acetylation of various arylamine and heterocyclic amine substrates and is able to bioactivate several known carcinogens.
Pathways
  • Caffeine metabolism
  • Caffeine Metabolism
  • Chemical carcinogenesis - DNA adducts
  • Drug metabolism - other enzymes
Reactions
Acetyl-CoA + an arylamine → Coenzyme A + an N-acetylarylamine details
Paraxanthine → 5-Acetylamino-6-formylamino-3-methyluracil details
2,4-Diamino-6-nitrotoluene + Acetyl-CoA → 4-Acetamido-2-amino-6-nitrotoluene + Coenzyme A details
Acetyl-CoA + Isoniazid → Coenzyme A + Acetylisoniazid details
Acetyl-CoA + Acetylhydrazine → Coenzyme A + N,N'-Diacetylhydrazine details
GO Classification
Biological Process
small molecule metabolic process
xenobiotic metabolic process
Cellular Component
cytosol
Function
catalytic activity
transferase activity
transferase activity, transferring acyl groups
transferase activity, transferring acyl groups other than amino-acyl groups
acyltransferase activity
acetyltransferase activity
Molecular Function
arylamine N-acetyltransferase activity
Process
metabolic process
Cellular Location
  1. Cytoplasm
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 8
Locus 8p22
SNPs NAT2
Gene Sequence
>873 bp
ATGGACATTGAAGCATATTTTGAAAGAATTGGCTATAAGAACTCTAGGAACAAATTGGAC
TTGGAAACATTAACTGACATTCTTGAGCACCAGATCCGGGCTGTTCCCTTTGAGAACCTT
AACATGCATTGTGGGCAAGCCATGGAGTTGGGCTTAGAGGCTATTTTTGATCACATTGTA
AGAAGAAACCGGGGTGGGTGGTGTCTCCAGGTCAATCAACTTCTGTACTGGGCTCTGACC
ACAATCGGTTTTCAGACCACAATGTTAGGAGGGTATTTTTACATCCCTCCAGTTAACAAA
TACAGCACTGGCATGGTTCACCTTCTCCTGCAGGTGACCACTGACGGCAGGAATTACATT
GTCGATGCTGGGTCTGGAAGCTCCTCCCAGATGTGGCAGCCTCTAGAATTAATTTCTGGG
AAGGATCAGCCTCAGGTGCCTTGCATTTTCTGCTTGACAGAAGAGAGAGGAATCTGGTAC
CTGGACCAAATCAGGAGAGAGCAGTATATTACAAACAAAGAATTTCTTAATTCTCATCTC
CTGCCAAAGAAGAAACACCAAAAAATATACTTATTTACGCTTGAACCTCGAACAATTGAA
GATTTTGAGTCTATGAATACATACCTGCAGACGTCTCCAACATCTTCATTTATAACCACA
TCATTTTGTTCCTTGCAGACCCCAGAAGGGGTTTACTGTTTGGTGGGCTTCATCCTCACC
TATAGAAAATTCAATTATAAAGACAATACAGATCTGGTCGAGTTTAAAACTCTCACTGAG
GAAGAGGTTGAAGAAGTGCTGAAAAATATATTTAAGATTTCCTTGGGGAGAAATCTCGTG
CCCAAACCTGGTGATGGATCCCTTACTATTTAG
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 290
Molecular Weight 33570.245
Theoretical pI 5.86
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Arylamine N-acetyltransferase 2
MDIEAYFERIGYKNSRNKLDLETLTDILEHQIRAVPFENLNMHCGQAMELGLEAIFDHIV
RRNRGGWCLQVNQLLYWALTTIGFQTTMLGGYFYIPPVNKYSTGMVHLLLQVTIDGRNYI
VDAGSGSSSQMWQPLELISGKDQPQVPCIFCLTEERGIWYLDQIRREQYITNKEFLNSHL
LPKKKHQKIYLFTLEPRTIEDFESMNTYLQTSPTSSFITTSFCSLQTPEGVYCLVGFILT
YRKFNYKDNTDLVEFKTLTEEEVEEVLKNIFKISLGRNLVPKPGDGSLTI
GenBank ID Protein 2801807
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P11245
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name ARY2_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID AF042740
GeneCard ID NAT2
GenAtlas ID NAT2
HGNC ID HGNC:7646
References
General References
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