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  2. Nat8l - N-acetyltransferase 8-like Gene

Nat8l - N-acetyltransferase 8-like Gene

Rattus norvegicus

Also known as RGD1305719

Gene ID: 289727 | Gene type: protein coding

About Nat8l

Summary

Enables aspartate N-acetyltransferase activity. Predicted to be involved in positive regulation of dopamine uptake involved in synaptic transmission. Located in mitochondrial membrane. Orthologous to human NAT8L (N-acetyltransferase 8 like). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Nat8l Products(1)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_001191681.1 NP_001178610.1 N-acetylaspartate synthetase
Gene Ontology
  • Molecular Function
  • Cellular Component
Molecular Function GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
enables aspartate N-acetyltransferase activity IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
18621030 RGD
Cellular Component GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
located in intracellular membrane-bounded organelle IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
18621030 RGD
located in mitochondrion IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
18621030 RGD
EXP: Inferred from Experiment IDA: Inferred from direct assay IPI: Inferred from physical interaction IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype IGI: Inferred from genetic interaction IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

N-acetylaspartate synthetase

N-acetyltransferase 8-like protein

NAA synthetase

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Homo sapiens Nat8l NCBI NCBI:339983