N-acetyltransferase 2
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Function
[edit | edit source]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.[2]
Phenotype prediction
[edit | edit source]The NAT2 acetylator phenotype can be inferred from NAT2 genotype (a combination of SNPs observed in a given individual).[3][4][5][6]
References
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Further reading
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External links
[edit | edit source]- NAT2 human gene location in the UCSC Genome Browser.
- NAT2 human gene details in the UCSC Genome Browser.
- The Arylamine N-acetyltransferase Gene Nomenclature Committee homepage
- PDBe-KB provides an overview of all the structure information available in the PDB for Human Arylamine N-acetyltransferase 2
