MAT2B, Official Symbol MAT2Bprovided by HGNC Official Full Name methionine adenosyltransferase 2 non-catalytic beta subunitprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:6905 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000038274 MIM:605527; AllianceGenome:HGNC:6905 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as TGR; MAT-II; SDR23E1; MATIIbeta; Nbla02999 Summary The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the methionine adenosyltransferase (MAT) family. MAT catalyzes the biosynthesis of S-adenosylmethionine from methionine and ATP. This protein is the regulatory beta subunit of MAT. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2012] Expression Ubiquitous expression in lymph node (RPKM 45.7), thyroid (RPKM 43.7) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all