Gene Information
Gene NameNAT8L
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length302
Protein NamesN-acetylaspartate synthetase (NAA synthetase) (EC 2.3.1.17) (Camello-like protein 3) (N-acetyltransferase 8-like protein)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000185818 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ8N9F0
Gene CardNAT8L
Uniprot IDQ8N9F0
PfamPF00583
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.745119054)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NAT8L ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ NAT8L ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Nat8l ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NAT8L ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Nat8l ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNAT8
ParalogsNAT8, NAT14, NAT8B
Tissueadipose.tissue, brain, cerebral.cortex, occipital.lobe
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in brain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19807691}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.2(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19524112}. Microsome membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:D3ZVU9};
Single-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Mitochondrion membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19524112};
Single-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q3UGX3};
Single-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Note=Its enzymatic activity contribution is quantitatively larger in mitochondrial compartment than in extramitochondrial compartment. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19524112}.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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