Predicted to enable glycylpeptide N-tetradecanoyltransferase activity. Predicted to be involved in protein localization to membrane. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm. Predicted to be active in cytosol. Is expressed in several structures, including anal depressor muscle; hypodermis; nervous system; pharynx; and reproductive system. Used to study muscular disease. Orthologous to human NMT1 (N-myristoyltransferase 1) and NMT2 (N-myristoyltransferase 2).
WB Description
nmt-1 encodes an N-myristoyl transferase; by homology, NMT-1 is predicted to catalyze the cotranslational attachment of myristate from CoA to the N-terminal glycine residue of proteins; in C. elegans, nmt-1 is widely expressed and required for a number of diverse processes, including development, locomotion, and apoptosis.