FEATURES

FAMILY

DESCRIPTION

Also known as NAT8L_HUMAN, NAT8L, CML3. Catalyzes the synthesis of N-acetylaspartate acid (NAA) from L-aspartate and acetyl-CoA (PubMed:19524112, PubMed:19807691, PubMed:20385109). Promotes dopamine uptake by regulating TNF-alpha expression (By similarity). Attenuates methamphetamine-induced inhibition of dopamine uptake (PubMed:20385109).

EXTERNAL LINKS

uniprot
enzyme classification
PhosphoSitePlus

NAT8L

N-acetylaspartate synthetase

NAT8L

Molecular Synopsis