Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables arylamine N-acetyltransferase activity. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm. Is expressed in several structures, including adrenal gland; brain; genitourinary system; submandibular gland; and thymus. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including autoimmune disease (multiple); carcinoma (multiple); contact dermatitis (multiple); leukemia (multiple); and lung disease (multiple). Orthologous to several human genes including NAT2 (N-acetyltransferase 2).