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General description of the gene and the encoded protein(s) using information from HGNC and Ensembl, as well as predictions made by the Human Protein Atlas project.
Gene namei
Official gene symbol, which is typically a short form of the gene name, according to HGNC.
All transcripts of all genes have been analyzed regarding the location(s) of corresponding protein based on prediction methods for signal peptides and transmembrane regions.
Genes with at least one transcript predicted to encode a secreted protein, according to prediction methods or to UniProt location data, have been further annotated and classified with the aim to determine if the corresponding protein(s) are secreted or actually retained in intracellular locations or membrane-attached.
Remaining genes, with no transcript predicted to encode a secreted protein, will be assigned the prediction-based location(s).
The annotated location overrules the predicted location, so that a gene encoding a predicted secreted protein that has been annotated as intracellular will have intracellular as the final location.
Gene information from Ensembl and Entrez, as well as links to available gene identifiers are displayed here. Information was retrieved from Ensembl if not indicated otherwise.
Chromosome
7
Cytoband
q22.3
Chromosome location (bp)
106248298 - 106285966
Number of transcriptsi
Number of protein-coding transcripts from the gene as defined by Ensembl.
Useful information about the protein provided by UniProt.
Catalyzes the condensation of nicotinamide with 5-phosphoribosyl-1-pyrophosphate to yield nicotinamide mononucleotide, an intermediate in the biosynthesis of NAD. It is the rate limiting component in the mammalian NAD biosynthesis pathway. The secreted form behaves both as a cytokine with immunomodulating properties and an adipokine with anti-diabetic properties, it has no enzymatic activity, partly because of lack of activation by ATP, which has a low level in extracellular space and plasma. Plays a role in the modulation of circadian clock function. NAMPT-dependent oscillatory production of NAD regulates oscillation of clock target gene expression by releasing the core clock component: CLOCK-BMAL1 heterodimer from NAD-dependent SIRT1-mediated suppression (By similarity)....show less
Molecular function (UniProt)i
Keywords assigned by UniProt to proteins due to their particular molecular function.
Cytokine, Glycosyltransferase, Transferase
Biological process (UniProt)i
Keywords assigned by UniProt to proteins because they are involved in a particular biological process.
This gene encodes a protein that catalyzes the condensation of nicotinamide with 5-phosphoribosyl-1-pyrophosphate to yield nicotinamide mononucleotide, one step in the biosynthesis of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide. The protein belongs to the nicotinic acid phosphoribosyltransferase (NAPRTase) family and is thought to be involved in many important biological processes, including metabolism, stress response and aging. This gene has a pseudogene on chromosome 10. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2011]...show less
PROTEIN INFORMATIONi
The protein information section displays alternative protein-coding transcripts (splice variants) encoded by this gene according to the Ensembl database.
The Splice variant identifier links to the Ensembl website protein summary for the selected splice variant. The data in the Swissprot and TrEMBL columns links to corresponding pages in the UniProt database.
The protein classes assigned to this protein are shown if expanding the data in the protein class column. Parent protein classes are in bold font and subclasses are listed under the parent class.
The length of the protein (amino acid residues according to Ensembl), molecular mass (kDalton), predicted signal peptide and number of predicted transmembrane region(s) according to in-house majority decision methods based on sets of predictors are also reported.
Enzymes ENZYME proteins Transferases Metabolic proteins Predicted secreted proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Plasma proteins Cancer-related genes Candidate cancer biomarkers Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level Protein evidence (Kim et al 2014) Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
Metabolic proteins Predicted secreted proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
Metabolic proteins Predicted secreted proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
Enzymes ENZYME proteins Transferases Metabolic proteins Predicted secreted proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Plasma proteins Cancer-related genes Candidate cancer biomarkers Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
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GO:0005125[cytokine activity] GO:0005515[protein binding] GO:0005576[extracellular region] GO:0005615[extracellular space] GO:0005634[nucleus] GO:0005737[cytoplasm] GO:0005829[cytosol] GO:0007165[signal transduction] GO:0007267[cell-cell signaling] GO:0008284[positive regulation of cell population proliferation] GO:0009435[NAD biosynthetic process] GO:0016607[nuclear speck] GO:0016740[transferase activity] GO:0016757[glycosyltransferase activity] GO:0019363[pyridine nucleotide biosynthetic process] GO:0030054[cell junction] GO:0032922[circadian regulation of gene expression] GO:0034356[NAD biosynthesis via nicotinamide riboside salvage pathway] GO:0042802[identical protein binding] GO:0045944[positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II] GO:0047280[nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase activity] GO:0048511[rhythmic process] GO:0051770[positive regulation of nitric-oxide synthase biosynthetic process] GO:0070062[extracellular exosome]
Metabolic proteins Predicted secreted proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
Metabolic proteins Predicted secreted proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
B7Z8W6 [Direct mapping] Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase; cDNA FLJ55038, highly similar to Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase
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Metabolic proteins Predicted secreted proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
Metabolic proteins Predicted secreted proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
Metabolic proteins Predicted secreted proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
Metabolic proteins Predicted secreted proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
Metabolic proteins Predicted secreted proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
Metabolic proteins Predicted secreted proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
Metabolic proteins Predicted secreted proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
Enzymes ENZYME proteins Transferases Metabolic proteins Predicted secreted proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Plasma proteins Cancer-related genes Candidate cancer biomarkers Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
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GO:0005125[cytokine activity] GO:0005515[protein binding] GO:0005576[extracellular region] GO:0005615[extracellular space] GO:0005634[nucleus] GO:0005737[cytoplasm] GO:0005829[cytosol] GO:0007165[signal transduction] GO:0007267[cell-cell signaling] GO:0008284[positive regulation of cell population proliferation] GO:0009435[NAD biosynthetic process] GO:0016607[nuclear speck] GO:0016740[transferase activity] GO:0016757[glycosyltransferase activity] GO:0019363[pyridine nucleotide biosynthetic process] GO:0030054[cell junction] GO:0032922[circadian regulation of gene expression] GO:0034356[NAD biosynthesis via nicotinamide riboside salvage pathway] GO:0042802[identical protein binding] GO:0045944[positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II] GO:0047280[nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase activity] GO:0048511[rhythmic process] GO:0051770[positive regulation of nitric-oxide synthase biosynthetic process] GO:0070062[extracellular exosome]
Enzymes ENZYME proteins Transferases Metabolic proteins Predicted secreted proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Plasma proteins Cancer-related genes Candidate cancer biomarkers Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
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GO:0005125[cytokine activity] GO:0005515[protein binding] GO:0005576[extracellular region] GO:0005615[extracellular space] GO:0005634[nucleus] GO:0005737[cytoplasm] GO:0005829[cytosol] GO:0007165[signal transduction] GO:0007267[cell-cell signaling] GO:0008284[positive regulation of cell population proliferation] GO:0009435[NAD biosynthetic process] GO:0016607[nuclear speck] GO:0016740[transferase activity] GO:0016757[glycosyltransferase activity] GO:0019363[pyridine nucleotide biosynthetic process] GO:0030054[cell junction] GO:0032922[circadian regulation of gene expression] GO:0034356[NAD biosynthesis via nicotinamide riboside salvage pathway] GO:0042802[identical protein binding] GO:0045944[positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II] GO:0047280[nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase activity] GO:0048511[rhythmic process] GO:0051770[positive regulation of nitric-oxide synthase biosynthetic process] GO:0070062[extracellular exosome]
Metabolic proteins Predicted secreted proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
Metabolic proteins Predicted secreted proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
Metabolic proteins Predicted secreted proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)