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Facts about Phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | PEMT |
| Uniprot: | Q9UBM1 |
| Entrez: | 10400 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| class VI-like SAM-binding methyltransferase superfamily |

EC 2.1.1.17; PEMPTMGC2483; PEMT2PEAMT; phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase; PNMT
Mass (kDA):
22.134 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 17p11.2 |
| Sequence: | 17; NC_000017.11 (17505561..17591987, complement) |
[Isoform 1]: Endoplasmic reticulum membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Mitochondrion membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Found in endoplasmic reticulum where most PEMT activity is generated and in mitochondria.; [Isoform 2]: Endoplasmic reticulum membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.




PMID: 9989271 by Walkey C.J., et al. Identification of three novel cDNAs for human phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase and localization of the human gene on chromosome 17p11.2.
PMID: 11420179 by Shields D.J., et al. Structure, expression profile and alternative processing of the human phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PEMT) gene.