NCIt definition : Methionine aminopeptidase 2 (478 aa, 53 kDa) is encoded by the human METAP2 gene.
This protein plays a role in both the steric hindrance of phosphorylation of the alpha
subunit of eukaryotic initiation factor 2 (EIF2S1) and the removal of the amino-terminal
methionine from nascent proteins.;