Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.1.0)
Enables ribosylnicotinamide kinase activity and ribosylnicotinate kinase activity. Involved in NAD biosynthetic process via the salvage pathway; NADP biosynthetic process; and nicotinamide riboside metabolic process. Acts upstream of or within negative regulation of myoblast differentiation. Is active in cytosol. Is expressed in several structures, including cardiovascular system; lung; skeletal muscle tissue; and thymus. Orthologous to human NMRK2 (nicotinamide riboside kinase 2).
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