Gene: ME3
Alternate names for this Gene: NADP-ME
Gene Summary: Malic enzyme catalyzes the oxidative decarboxylation of malate to pyruvate using either NAD+ or NADP+ as a cofactor. Mammalian tissues contain 3 distinct isoforms of malic enzyme: a cytosolic NADP(+)-dependent isoform, a mitochondrial NADP(+)-dependent isoform, and a mitochondrial NAD(+)-dependent isoform. This gene encodes a mitochondrial NADP(+)-dependent isoform. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene, but the biological validity of some variants has not been determined.
Gene is located in Chromosome: 11
Location in Chromosome : 11q14.2
Description of this Gene: malic enzyme 3
Type of Gene: protein-coding