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Facts about Acetylserotonin O-methyltransferase.
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Human | |
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Gene Name: | ASMT |
Uniprot: | P46597 |
Entrez: | 438 |
Belongs to: |
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class I-like SAM-binding methyltransferase superfamily |
acetylserotonin N-methyltransferase; acetylserotonin O-methyltransferaseEC 2.1.1.4; ASMTY; HIOMTacetylserotonin methyltransferase (Y chromosome); HIOMTY; hydroxyindole O-methyltransferase
Mass (kDA):
38.453 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | Xp22.33 and Yp11.2 |
Sequence: | X|Y; NC_000023.11 (1595455..1643081) |
Expressed in the pineal gland (at protein level). In the retina, very low expression is found at the mRNA level (PubMed:7989373), and not at the protein level (PubMed:8574683).
PMID: 7989373 by Rodriguez I.R., et al. Structural analysis of the human hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase gene. Presence of two distinct promoters.
PMID: 8397829 by Donohue S.J., et al. Human hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase: presence of LINE-1 fragment in a cDNA clone and pineal mRNA.