NameN-acetylglutamate synthase, mitochondrial
Synonyms
  • 2.3.1.1
  • Amino-acid acetyltransferase
Gene NameNAGS
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0011636|N-acetylglutamate synthase, mitochondrial
MATALMAVVLRAAAVAPRLRGRGGTGGARRLSCGARRRAARGTSPGRRLSTAWSQPQPPP
EEYAGADDVSQSPVAEEPSWVPSPRPPVPHESPEPPSGRSLVQRDIQAFLNQCGASPGEA
RHWLTQFQTCHHSADKPFAVIEVDEEVLKCQQGVSSLAFALAFLQRMDMKPLVVLGLPAP
TAPSGCLSFWEAKAQLAKSCKVLVDALRHNAAAAVPFFGGGSVLRAAEPAPHASYGGIVS
VETDLLQWCLESGSIPILCPIGETAARRSVLLDSLEVTASLAKALRPTKIIFLNNTGGLR
DSSHKVLSNVNLPADLDLVCNAEWVSTKERQQMRLIVDVLSRLPHHSSAVITAASTLLTE
LFSNKGSGTLFKNAERMLRVRSLDKLDQGRLVDLVNASFGKKLRDDYLASLRPRLHSIYV
SEGYNAAAILTMEPVLGGTPYLDKFVVSSSRQGQGSGQMLWECLRRDLQTLFWRSRVTNP
INPWYFKHSDGSFSNKQWIFFWFGLADIRDSYELVNHAKGLPDSFHKPASDPGS
Number of residues534
Molecular Weight58155.835
Theoretical pI9.12
GO Classification
Functions
  • arginine binding
  • acetyl-CoA
Processes
  • cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • polyamine metabolic process
  • urea cycle
  • glutamate metabolic process
  • arginine biosynthetic process
Components
  • mitochondrial matrix
General FunctionArginine binding
Specific FunctionPlays a role in the regulation of ureagenesis by producing the essential cofactor N-acetylglutamate (NAG), thus modulating carbamoylphosphate synthase I (CPSI) activity.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID22651769
UniProtKB IDQ8N159
UniProtKB Entry NameNAGS_HUMAN
Cellular LocationMitochondrion matrix
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0011637|N-acetylglutamate synthase, mitochondrial (NAGS)
ATGGCGACGGCGCTGATGGCTGTGGTTCTGCGGGCAGCTGCTGTAGCCCCGAGGCTGAGA
GGCCGGGGAGGCACTGGGGGCGCCCGAAGGCTGAGCTGTGGCGCGCGGCGGCGGGCGGCG
AGGGGCACCAGCCCGGGGCGCCGGCTCAGCACCGCCTGGTCGCAGCCCCAGCCCCCGCCC
GAGGAGTACGCGGGCGCGGACGACGTCTCCCAGTCGCCCGTCGCCGAGGAGCCGTCGTGG
GTGCCGAGTCCCAGGCCCCCGGTGCCCCACGAGTCCCCAGAGCCTCCTTCGGGCCGCTCG
CTGGTGCAGCGGGACATCCAGGCCTTCCTGAACCAGTGCGGGGCCAGCCCTGGGGAGGCG
CGCCACTGGCTCACGCAGTTCCAGACCTGCCATCACTCCGCGGACAAGCCCTTCGCCGTC
ATCGAGGTGGACGAGGAGGTGCTCAAGTGCCAGCAGGGCGTATCCAGTCTGGCCTTTGCC
CTGGCCTTCTTGCAGCGCATGGACATGAAGCCGCTGGTGGTCCTGGGGCTGCCGGCCCCT
ACGGCTCCCTCGGGCTGTCTTTCCTTCTGGGAGGCCAAGGCGCAGCTGGCCAAGAGCTGC
AAGGTGCTGGTAGACGCGCTTCGACACAACGCCGCCGCTGCTGTGCCATTTTTTGGCGGC
GGGTCTGTGCTACGCGCTGCCGAGCCGGCTCCCCATGCCAGCTACGGCGGCATCGTCTCG
GTGGAGACAGACCTGCTGCAGTGGTGCCTGGAGTCGGGCAGCATCCCCATCCTGTGCCCC
ATCGGGGAGACGGCCGCGCGCCGCTCCGTGCTTCTCGACTCCCTGGAGGTGACCGCGTCG
CTGGCCAAGGCGCTGCGGCCCACCAAAATCATCTTCCTCAATAACACAGGCGGCCTGCGC
GACAGCAGTCATAAGGTCCTGAGTAACGTGAACCTGCCCGCCGACCTGGACCTGGTGTGC
AACGCCGAGTGGGTGAGCACAAAAGAACGGCAGCAGATGCGGCTCATCGTGGACGTGCTC
AGCCGCCTGCCCCACCACTCCTCGGCCGTCATCACCGCCGCTAGCACGCTGCTCACTGAG
CTCTTTAGCAACAAGGGGTCCGGGACCCTGTTCAAGAACGCCGAGCGAATGCTACGGGTG
CGCAGCCTGGACAAGCTGGACCAGGGCCGTCTAGTGGACCTGGTCAACGCCAGCTTCGGC
AAGAAGCTCAGGGACGACTACCTGGCCTCGCTGCGCCCGCGGCTGCACTCCATCTACGTC
TCCGAGGGGTACAACGCCGCCGCCATTCTGACCATGGAGCCCGTCCTGGGGGGCACCCCG
TACCTGGACAAATTTGTGGTGAGCTCCAGCCGCCAGGGCCAAGGCTCCGGCCAGATGCTG
TGGGAGTGCCTGCGGCGGGACCTTCAGACACTTTTCTGGCGCTCCCGGGTCACCAACCCC
ATCAATCCCTGGTACTTCAAACACAGTGATGGCAGCTTCTCCAACAAGCAGTGGATCTTC
TTCTGGTTTGGCCTGGCTGATATCCGGGACTCCTATGAGTTGGTCAACCACGCCAAGGGA
CTGCCAGACTCCTTTCACAAGCCAGCTTCTGACCCAGGCAGCTGA
GenBank Gene IDAY116537
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNAGS
HGNC IDHGNC:17996
Chromosome Location17
Locus17q21.31
References
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