Gene Symbol |
NAGS
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Entrez Gene |
162417
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Alt Symbol |
AGAS, ARGA
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Species |
Human
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Gene Type |
protein-coding
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Description |
N-acetylglutamate synthase
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Other Description |
N-acetylglutamate synthase, mitochondrial|amino-acid acetyltransferase
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Swissprots |
Q8N159 Q8IWR4 B2RAZ9
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Accessions |
AAM75385 EAW51643 Q8N159 AI241153 AK074407 AK091938 AK300923 BAG62555 AK314432 BAG37046 AY116538 AAM75386 AY158070 AAN76451 BC111713 AAI11714 BF589712 XM_011524438 XP_011522740 XM_011524439 XP_011522741 NM_153006 NP_694551
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Function |
Plays a role in the regulation of ureagenesis by producing the essential cofactor N-acetylglutamate (NAG), thus modulating carbamoylphosphate synthase I (CPSI) activity.
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Subcellular Location |
Mitochondrion matrix.
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Tissue Specificity |
Highly expressed in the adult liver, kidney and small intestine. Weakly expressed in the fetal liver, lung, pancreas, placenta, heart and brain tissue. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12459178, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12754705}.
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Top Pathways |
Arginine and proline metabolism, Biosynthesis of amino acids, 2-Oxocarboxylic acid metabolism
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