The data also illustrate that while the expression of NMT2 is higher in cancer cell lines of CNS, kidney and fibroblast origins there is a selective and significant reduction of NMT2 expression in hematological cancers such as leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma (Supplementary Fig. 15D). This evidence concerns the gene NMT2 and hematopoietic and lymphoid cell neoplasm.