NMT2, Official Symbol NMT2provided by HGNC Official Full Name N-myristoyltransferase 2provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:7858 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000152465 MIM:603801; AllianceGenome:HGNC:7858 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 Summary This gene encodes one of two N-myristoyltransferase proteins. N-terminal myristoylation is a lipid modification that is involved in regulating the function and localization of signaling proteins. The encoded protein catalyzes the addition of a myristoyl group to the N-terminal glycine residue of many signaling proteins, including the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) proteins, Gag and Nef. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2015] Expression Ubiquitous expression in fat (RPKM 9.3), testis (RPKM 5.5) and 24 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all