Nags N-acetylglutamate synthase [ Mus musculus (house mouse) ]
Source: NCBI Gene (ID 217214)
Source: NCBI Gene (ID 217214)
Symbol: Nags
Full name: N-acetylglutamate synthase
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Mus musculus
Also known as: 1700120E20Rik; argA
Summary: Enables acetyl-CoA:L-glutamate N-acetyltransferase activity. Acts upstream of or within glutamate metabolic process. Located in mitochondrion. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in N-acetylglutamate synthase deficiency and amino acid metabolic disorder. Orthologous to human NAGS (N-acetylglutamate synthase). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]
Expression: Biased expression in liver adult (RPKM 57.5), duodenum adult (RPKM 38.0) and 7 other tissues
Orthologs: human
Gene size: 4016bp
Exon count: 7