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