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NMT2 N-myristoyltransferase 2 [ Gallus gallus (chicken) ]

Gene ID: 420529, updated on 13-Apr-2026
Official Symbol
NMT2provided by CGNC
Official Full Name
N-myristoyltransferase 2provided by CGNC
Primary source
CGNC:6672
See related
Ensembl:ENSGALG00010002598
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
MODEL
Organism
Gallus gallus
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Archelosauria; Archosauria; Dinosauria; Saurischia; Theropoda; Coelurosauria; Aves; Neognathae; Galloanserae; Galliformes; Phasianidae; Phasianinae; Gallus
Orthologs
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Location:
chromosome: 2
Exon count:
12
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
106 current bGalGal1.mat.broiler.GRCg7b (GCF_016699485.2) 2 NC_052533.1 (20493038..20520458)
106 current bGalGal1.pat.whiteleghornlayer.GRCg7w (GCF_016700215.2) 2 NC_052574.1 (20522076..20549488)

Chromosome 2 - NC_052533.1Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC101752025 Neighboring gene family with sequence similarity 171, member A1 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC121110077 Neighboring gene ribonuclease P/MRP subunit p38 Neighboring gene acyl-CoA binding domain containing 7 Neighboring gene oleoyl-ACP hydrolase

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Expression of myristoyltransferase and its interacting proteins in epilepsy. Selvakumar P, et al. Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 2005 Oct 7. PMID 16129091
  2. Manual GO annotation of predictive protein signatures: the InterPro approach to GO curation. Burge S, et al. Database (Oxford), 2012. PMID 22301074, Free PMC Article
  3. TreeGrafter: phylogenetic tree-based annotation of proteins with Gene Ontology terms and other annotations. Tang H, et al. Bioinformatics, 2019 Feb 1. PMID 30032202, Free PMC Article

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by RefSeq

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables glycylpeptide N-tetradecanoyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 PubMed 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in N-terminal peptidyl-glycine N-myristoylation IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 PubMed 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in cytoplasm IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 PubMed 
Preferred Names
glycylpeptide N-tetradecanoyltransferase 2
XP_040521574.1
XP_418632.2

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RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: Gallus gallus Annotation Release 106 details...Open this link in a new tab

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Reference bGalGal1.mat.broiler.GRCg7b Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_052533.1 Reference bGalGal1.mat.broiler.GRCg7b Primary Assembly

    Range
    20493038..20520458
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_418632.8 → XP_418632.2  glycylpeptide N-tetradecanoyltransferase 2

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A8V0XGE6
    Related
    ENSGALP00010003730.1, ENSGALT00010005994.1
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    COG5092
    Location:115 → 486
    NMT1; N-myristoyl transferase [Lipid metabolism]

Alternate bGalGal1.pat.whiteleghornlayer.GRCg7w

Genomic

  1. NC_052574.1 Alternate bGalGal1.pat.whiteleghornlayer.GRCg7w

    Range
    20522076..20549488
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    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_040665640.2 → XP_040521574.1  glycylpeptide N-tetradecanoyltransferase 2

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A8V0XGE6
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    COG5092
    Location:115 → 486
    NMT1; N-myristoyl transferase [Lipid metabolism]
Nucleotide Protein Strain
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