NMNAT2, Official Symbol NMNAT2provided by HGNC Official Full Name nicotinamide nucleotide adenylyltransferase 2provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:16789 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000157064 MIM:608701; AllianceGenome:HGNC:16789 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 PNAT2; C1orf15 Summary This gene product belongs to the nicotinamide mononucleotide adenylyltransferase (NMNAT) enzyme family, members of which catalyze an essential step in NAD (NADP) biosynthetic pathway. Unlike the other human family member, which is localized to the nucleus, and is ubiquitously expressed; this enzyme is cytoplasmic, and is predominantly expressed in the brain. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Biased expression in brain (RPKM 32.6), heart (RPKM 7.5) and 5 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all