Species Human Entrez 10 | Human Mouse Ensembl ENSG00000156006 | |
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Aliases NAT2, AAC2, NAT-2, PNAT, N-acetyltransferase 2, N-acetyltransferase 2 (arylamine N-acetyltransferase) External IDs MGI: 97279 HomoloGene: 115468 GeneCards: NAT2 | ||
N-acetyltransferase 2 (arylamine N-acetyltransferase), also known as NAT2, is an enzyme which in humans is encoded by the NAT2 gene.
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Function
This gene encodes a type of N-acetyltransferase. The NAT2 isozyme functions to both activate and deactivate arylamine and hydrazine drugs and carcinogens. Polymorphisms in this gene are responsible for the N-acetylation polymorphism in which human populations segregate into rapid, intermediate, and slow acetylator phenotypes. Polymorphisms in NAT2 are also associated with higher incidences of cancer and drug toxicity. A second arylamine N-acetyltransferase gene (NAT1) is located near NAT2.
Phenotype prediction
The NAT2 acetylator phenotype can be inferred from NAT2 genotype (a combination of SNPs observed in a given individual).
References
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