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Facts about Acetylserotonin O-methyltransferase.
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| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | ASMT |
| Uniprot: | P46597 |
| Entrez: | 438 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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.