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Symbol NAGS contributors: mct - updated : 20-01-2016
HGNC name N-acetylglutamate synthase
HGNC id 17996
EXPRESSION
Type restricted
   expressed in (based on citations)
organ(s)
SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Digestiveintestinesmall intestine    Homo sapiens
 liver     Homo sapiens
 stomach     Homo sapiens
Lymphoid/Immunespleen     Homo sapiens
Reproductivemale systemtestis    Homo sapiens
cell lineage
cell lines
fluid/secretion
at STAGE
PROTEIN
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STRUCTURE
motifs/domains
  • N-terminal putative mitochondrial targeting signal of 49 amino acids
  • a "variable domain" of 45 amino acids
  • a "conserved domain" of 440 amino acids
  • C-terminal catalytic domain
  • HOMOLOGY
    interspecies ortholog to murine Nags
    homolog to rattus LOC303563
    Homologene
    FAMILY acetyltransferase family
    CATEGORY enzyme , regulatory
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION     intracellular
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,mitochondria,matrix
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,endoplasmic reticulum
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,Golgi
    text localizes to the cell surface, and to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and Golgi compartments
    basic FUNCTION
  • catalyzing the formation of N-acetylglutamate (NAG), an essential allosteric activator of carbamylphosphate synthase I (CPSI)
  • catalyzes the formation of N-acetylglutamate (NAG) from glutamate and acetyl coenzyme-A
  • produces a unique cofactor, N-acetylglutamate (NAG), that is essential for the catalytic function of the first and rate-limiting enzyme of ureagenesis, carbamyl phosphate synthetase 1 (CPS1)
  • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
  • NAGS major role is to produce the essential co-factor of carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1 (CPS1) in the urea cycle
  • cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s) ANHA
    Susceptibility
    Variant & Polymorphism
    Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS