NMT2

Glycylpeptide N-tetradecanoyltransferase 2 known also as N-myristoyltransferase, is an is_associated_with::enzyme (EC: 2.3.1.97) that in humans is encoded by the NMT2 is_associated_with::gene.

Function
N-myristoyltransferase (NMT) catalyzes the reaction of N-terminal is_associated_with::myristoylation of many is_associated_with::signaling proteins. It transfers is_associated_with::myristic acid from myristoyl is_associated_with::coenzyme A to the amino group of a protein's N-terminal glycine residue. Biochemical evidence indicates the presence of several distinct NMTs, varying in apparent molecular weight and /or subcellular distribution. The 496-amino acid of human NMT2 protein shares 77% and 96% sequence identity with human NMT1 and mouse Nmt2 comprise two distinct families of N-myristoyltransferases.

Interactions
NMT2 has been shown to interact with:
 * is_associated_with::caspase 3


 * is_associated_with::MARCKS