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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP00426
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 5663
  • HMDBP05717
Name Guanidinoacetate N-methyltransferase
Synonyms Not Available
Gene Name GAMT
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in guanidinoacetate N-methyltransferase activity
Specific Function Not Available
Pathways
  • 3-Phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase deficiency
  • Arginine and proline metabolism
  • Arginine and proline metabolism
  • Arginine: Glycine Amidinotransferase Deficiency (AGAT Deficiency)
  • creatine biosynthesis
  • Creatine deficiency, guanidinoacetate methyltransferase deficiency
  • Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase Deficiency (DHPD)
  • Dimethylglycine Dehydrogenase Deficiency
  • Dimethylglycine Dehydrogenase Deficiency
  • Glycine, serine and threonine metabolism
  • Glycine, serine and threonine metabolism
  • Guanidinoacetate Methyltransferase Deficiency (GAMT Deficiency)
  • Hyperglycinemia, non-ketotic
  • Hyperornithinemia with gyrate atrophy (HOGA)
  • Hyperornithinemia-hyperammonemia-homocitrullinuria [HHH-syndrome]
  • Hyperprolinemia Type I
  • Hyperprolinemia Type II
  • L-arginine:glycine amidinotransferase deficiency
  • Non Ketotic Hyperglycinemia
  • Ornithine Aminotransferase Deficiency (OAT Deficiency)
  • Prolidase Deficiency (PD)
  • Prolinemia Type II
  • Sarcosinemia
Reactions
S-Adenosylmethionine + Guanidoacetic acid → S-Adenosylhomocysteine + Creatine details
GO Classification
Biological Process
spermatogenesis
organ morphogenesis
cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process
muscle contraction
S-adenosylhomocysteine metabolic process
creatine biosynthetic process
regulation of multicellular organism growth
S-adenosylmethionine metabolic process
Cellular Component
cytosol
Molecular Function
guanidinoacetate N-methyltransferase activity
Cellular Location Not Available
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 19
Locus 19p13.3
SNPs GAMT
Gene Sequence
>711 bp
ATGAGCGCCCCCAGCGCGACCCCCATCTTCGCGCCCGGCGAGAACTGCAGCCCCGCGTGG
GGGGCGGCGCCCGCGGCCTACGACGCAGCGGACACGCACCTGCGCATCCTGGGCAAGCCG
GTGATGGAGCGCTGGGAGACCCCCTATATGCACGCGCTGGCCGCCGCCGCCTCCTCCAAA
GGGGGCCGGGTCCTGGAGGTGGGCTTTGGCATGGCCATCGCAGCGTCAAAGGTGCAGGAG
GCGCCCATTGATGAGCATTGGATCATCGAGTGCAATGACGGCGTCTTCCAGCGGCTCCGG
GACTGGGCCCCACGGCAGACACACAAGGTCATCCCCTTGAAAGGCCTGTGGGAGGATGTG
GCACCCACCCTGCCTGACGGTCACTTTGATGGGATCCTGTACGACACGTACCCACTCTCG
GAGGAGACCTGGCACACACACCAGTTCAACTTCATCAAGAACCACGCCTTTCGCCTGCTG
AAGCCGGGGGGCGTCCTCACCTACTGCAACCTCACCTCCTGGGGGGAGCTGATGAAGTCC
AAGTACTCAGACATCACCATCATGTTTGAGGAGACGCAGGTGCCCGCGCTGCTGGAGGCC
GGCTTCCGGAGGGAGAACATCCGTACGGAGGTGATGGCGCTGGTCCCACCGGCCGACTGC
CGCTACTACGCCTTCCCACAGATGATCACGCCCCTGGTGACCAAAGGCTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 236
Molecular Weight 26317.925
Theoretical pI 6.144
Pfam Domain Function Not Available
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Guanidinoacetate N-methyltransferase
MSAPSATPIFAPGENCSPAWGAAPAAYDAADTHLRILGKPVMERWETPYMHALAAAASSK
GGRVLEVGFGMAIAASKVQEAPIDEHWIIECNDGVFQRLRDWAPRQTHKVIPLKGLWEDV
APTLPDGHFDGILYDTYPLSEETWHTHQFNFIKNHAFRLLKPGGVLTYCNLTSWGELMKS
KYSDITIMFEETQVPALLEAGFRRENIRTEVMALVPPADCRYYAFPQMITPLVTKG
GenBank ID Protein 3342733
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q14353
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name GAMT_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID AC005329
GeneCard ID GAMT
GenAtlas ID GAMT
HGNC ID HGNC:4136
References
General References
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