基因名:
Gnmt
产品别名:
Gnmt; glycine N-methyltransferase; glycine N-methyltransferase; glycine N-methyltransferase; glycine N methyl transferase; 甘氨酸-N-甲基转移酶; 甘氨酸-N-甲基转移酶(GNMT);
背景信息:
Glycine N-Methyltransferase (GNMT) is a tetrameric cytosolic protein. GNMT catalyzes the synthesis of N-methylglycine from glycine using S-adenosylmethionine (AdoMet) as the methyl donor. It can affects DNA methylation by regulating the ratio of S-adenosylmethionine to S-adenosylhomocystine, playing an important role in maintaining normal AdoMet levels. GNMT is highly expressed in liver. As a major folate-binding protein, GNMT takes part in the detoxification pathway. Defects in GNMT are the cause of hypermethioninemia. the patients with this deficiency are mild hepatomegaly and chronic elevation of serum transaminases.