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Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
N-acetyltransferase 2 (arylamine N-acetyltransferase), also known as NAT2, is an enzyme which in humans is encoded by the NAT2 gene.[5]
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Aliases | NAT2, AAC2, NAT-2, PNAT, N-acetyltransferase 2, N-acetyltransferase 2 (arylamine N-acetyltransferase) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
External IDs | OMIM: 612182; MGI: 97279; HomoloGene: 115468; GeneCards: NAT2; OMA:NAT2 - orthologs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[6]
The NAT2 acetylator phenotype can be inferred from NAT2 genotype (a combination of SNPs observed in a given individual).[7][8][9][10]
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