Phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase

NamePhenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase
Synonyms
  • 2.1.1.28
  • Noradrenaline N-methyltransferase
  • PENT
  • PNMTase
Gene NamePNMT
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016231|Phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase
MSGADRSPNAGAAPDSAPGQAAVASAYQRFEPRAYLRNNYAPPRGDLCNPNGVGPWKLRC
LAQTFATGEVSGRTLIDIGSGPTVYQLLSACSHFEDITMTDFLEVNRQELGRWLQEEPGA
FNWSMYSQHACLIEGKGECWQDKERQLRARVKRVLPIDVHQPQPLGAGSPAPLPADALVS
AFCLEAVSPDLASFQRALDHITTLLRPGGHLLLIGALEESWYLAGEARLTVVPVSEEEVR
EALVRSGYKVRDLRTYIMPAHLQTGVDDVKGVFFAWAQKVGL
Number of residues282
Molecular Weight30854.745
Theoretical pI5.96
GO Classification
Functions
  • phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase activity
Processes
  • catecholamine biosynthetic process
  • epinephrine biosynthetic process
  • cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process
  • small molecule metabolic process
Components
  • cytosol
General FunctionPhenylethanolamine n-methyltransferase activity
Specific FunctionConverts noradrenaline to adrenaline.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID190142
UniProtKB IDP11086
UniProtKB Entry NamePNMT_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNot Available
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016232|Phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PNMT)
ATGAGCGGCGCAGACCGTAGCCCCAATGCGGGCGCAGCCCCTGACTCGGCCCCGGGCCAG
GCGGCGGTGGCTTCGGCCTACCAGCGCTTCGAGCCGCGCGCCTACCTCCGCAACAACTAC
GCGCCCCCTCGCGGGGACCTGTGCAACCCGAACGGCGTCGGGCCGTGGAAGCTGCGCTGC
TTGGCGCAGACCTTCGCCACCGGTGAAGTGTCCGGACGCACCCTCATCGACATTGGTTCA
GGCCCCACCGTGTACCAGCTGCTCAGTGCCTGCAGCCACTTTGAGGACATCACCATGACA
GATTTCCTGGAGGTCAACCGCCAGGAGCTGGGGCGCTGGCTGCAGGAGGAGCCGGGGGCC
TTCAACTGGAGCATGTACAGCCAACATGCCTGCCTCATTGAGGGCAAGGGGGAATGCTGG
CAGGATAAGGAGCGCCAGCTGCGAGCCAGGGTGAAACGGGTCCTGCCCATCGACGTGCAC
CAGCCCCAGCCCCTGGGTGCTGGGAGCCCAGCTCCCCTGCCTGCTGACGCCCTGGTCTCT
GCCTTCTGCTTGGAGGCTGTGAGCCCAGATCTTGCCAGCTTTCAGCGGGCCCTGGACCAC
ATCACCACGCTGCTGAGGCCTGGGGGGCACCTCCTCCTCATCGGGGCCCTGGAGGAGTCG
TGGTACCTGGCTGGGGAGGCCAGGCTGACGGTGGTGCCAGTGTCTGAGGAGGAGGTGAGG
GAGGCCCTGGTGCGTAGTGGCTACAAGGTCCGGGACCTCCGCACCTATATCATGCCTGCC
CACCTTCAGACAGGCGTAGATGATGTCAAGGGCGTCTTCTTCGCCTGGGCTCAGAAGGTT
GGGCTGTGA
GenBank Gene IDJ03727
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDPNMT
HGNC IDHGNC:9160
Chromosome Location17
Locus17q21-q22
References
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