Structure of Nampt/PBEF/visfatin, a mammalian NAD(+) biosynthetic enzyme.
Wang, T., Zhang, X., Bheda, P., Revollo, J.R., Imai, S.I., Wolberger, C.(2006) Nat Struct Mol Biol 13: 661-662
- PubMed: 16783373 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb1114
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2H3B, 2H3D - PubMed Abstract: 
Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (Nampt) synthesizes nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) from nicotinamide in a mammalian NAD+ biosynthetic pathway and is required for SirT1 activity in vivo. Nampt has also been presumed to be a cytokine (PBEF) or a hormone (visfatin). The crystal structure of Nampt in the presence and absence of NMN shows that Nampt is a dimeric type II phosphoribosyltransferase and provides insights into the enzymatic mechanism.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.