NAT6

N-acetyltransferase 6 (GCN5-related) is a is_associated_with::protein that in humans is encoded by the NAT6 is_associated_with::gene.

Function
This gene encodes a member of the is_associated_with::N-acetyltransferase family. N-acetyltransferases modify proteins by transferring acetyl groups from is_associated_with::acetyl-CoA to the N-termini of protein substrates. The encoded protein is a cytoplasmic N-acetyltransferase with a substrate specificity for proteins with an N-terminal is_associated_with::methionine. This gene is located in the is_associated_with::tumor suppressor gene region on is_associated_with::chromosome 3p21.3, and the encoded protein may play a role in is_associated_with::cancer. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed. This gene overlaps and is on the same strand as is_associated_with::hyaluronoglucosaminidase 3, and some transcripts of each gene share a portion of the first is_associated_with::exon. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2011].