NameGlycine N-methyltransferase
Synonyms
  • 2.1.1.20
Gene NameGNMT
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010119|Glycine N-methyltransferase
MVDSVYRTRSLGVAAEGLPDQYADGEAARVWQLYIGDTRSRTAEYKAWLLGLLRQHGCQR
VLDVACGTGVDSIMLVEEGFSVTSVDASDKMLKYALKERWNRRHEPAFDKWVIEEANWMT
LDKDVPQSAEGGFDAVICLGNSFAHLPDCKGDQSEHRLALKNIASMVRAGGLLVIDHRNY
DHILSTGCAPPGKNIYYKSDLTKDVTTSVLIVNNKAHMVTLDYTVQVPGAGQDGSPGLSK
FRLSYYPHCLASFTELLQAAFGGKCQHSVLGDFKPYKPGQTYIPCYFIHVLKRTD
Number of residues295
Molecular Weight32742.0
Theoretical pI7.03
GO Classification
Functions
  • folic acid binding
  • glycine binding
  • glycine N-methyltransferase activity
Processes
  • glycogen metabolic process
  • cellular protein modification process
  • protein homotetramerization
  • S-adenosylmethionine metabolic process
  • one-carbon metabolic process
  • methionine metabolic process
  • regulation of gluconeogenesis
Components
  • cytoplasm
General FunctionGlycine n-methyltransferase activity
Specific FunctionCatalyzes the methylation of glycine by using S-adenosylmethionine (AdoMet) to form N-methylglycine (sarcosine) with the concomitant production of S-adenosylhomocysteine (AdoHcy). Possible crucial role in the regulation of tissue concentration of AdoMet and of metabolism of methionine.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID8671584
UniProtKB IDQ14749
UniProtKB Entry NameGNMT_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010120|Glycine N-methyltransferase (GNMT)
ATGGTGGACAGCGTGTACCGGACCCGCTCCCTGGGGGTGGCGGCCGAAGGGCTCCCGGAC
CAGTACGCGGACGGGGAGGCGGCGCGCGTGTGGCAGCTGTATATCGGAGACACCCGCAGC
CGCACCGCCGAGTACAAGGCATGGCTGCTTGGGCTGCTGCGCCAGCACGGCTGCCAGCGG
GTGCTCGACGTAGCCTGTGGCACTGGGGTGGACTCCATTATGCTGGTGGAAGAGGGCTTC
AGTGTGACGAGTGTGGATGCCAGTGACAAGATGCTGAAGTATGCACTTAAGGAGCGCTGG
AACCGGCGGCACGAGCCCGCCTTCGACAAGTGGGTCATCGAAGAAGCCAACTGGATGACT
CTGGACAAAGATGTGCCCCAGTCAGCAGAGGGTGGCTTTGATGCTGTCATCTGCCTTGGA
AACAGTTTCGCTCACTTGCCAGACTGCAAAGGGGACCAGAGTGAGCACCGGCTGGCGCTG
AAAAACATTGCGAGCATGGTGCGGGCAGGGGGCCTACTGGTCATTGATCATCGCAACTAC
GACCACATCCTCAGTACAGGCTGTGCACCCCCAGGGAAGAACATCTACTATAAGAGTGAC
TTGACCAAGGACGTCACAACATCAGTGCTGATAGTGAACAACAAGGCCCACATGGTGACC
CTGGACTATACGGTGCAGGTGCCGGGGGCTGGCCAGGATGGCTCTCCTGGCTTGAGTAAG
TTCCGGCTCTCCTACTACCCACACTGTCTGGCATCCTTCACGGAGCTGCTCCAAGCAGCC
TTCGGAGGTAAGTGCCAGCACAGCGTCCTGGGCGACTTCAAGCCTTACAAGCCAGGCCAA
ACCTACATTCCCTGCTACTTCATCCACGTGCTCAAGAGGACAGACTGA
GenBank Gene IDAF101477
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDGNMT
HGNC IDHGNC:4415
Chromosome Location6
Locus6p12
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