Identification
HMDB Protein ID CDBP00406
Secondary Accession Numbers Not Available
Name Indolethylamine N-methyltransferase
Description Not Available
Synonyms
  1. Amine N-methyltransferase
  2. Aromatic alkylamine N-methyltransferase
  3. Arylamine N-methyltransferase
  4. Indolamine N-methyltransferase
  5. Thioether S-methyltransferase
  6. TEMT
Gene Name INMT
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in methyltransferase activity
Specific Function Functions as thioether S-methyltransferase and is active with a variety of thioethers and the corresponding selenium and tellurium compounds, including 3-methylthiopropionaldehyde, dimethyl selenide, dimethyl telluride, 2-methylthioethylamine, 2-methylthioethanol, methyl-n-propyl sulfide and diethyl sulfide. Plays an important role in the detoxification of selenium compounds (By similarity). Catalyzes the N-methylation of tryptamine and structurally related compounds.
GO Classification
Biological Process
amine metabolic process
response to toxin
Cellular Component
cytosol
Function
catalytic activity
transferase activity
transferase activity, transferring one-carbon groups
methyltransferase activity
Molecular Function
amine N-methyltransferase activity
thioether S-methyltransferase activity
Cellular Location
  1. Cytoplasm
Pathways
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 7
Locus 7p14.3
SNPs INMT
Gene Sequence
>792 bp
ATGAAGGGTGGCTTCACTGGGGGTGATGAGTACCAGAAGCACTTCCTGCCCAGGGACTAC
TTGGCTACTTACTACAGCTTCGATGGCAGCCCCTCACCCGAGGCCGAGATGCTGAAGTTT
AACTTGGAATGTCTCCACAAGACCTTCGGCCCTGGAGGCCTCCAAGGGGACACGCTGATT
GACATTGGCTCAGGTCCTACCATCTACCAAGTTCTTGCTGCCTGTGATTCCTTCCAAGAC
ATCACTCTCTCCGACTTTACCGACCGCAACCGGGAGGAGCTGGAAAAGTGGCTGAAGAAG
GAGCCGGGGGCCTATGACTGGACCCCAGCGGTGAAATTCGCCTGTGAGCTGGAAGGAAAC
AGCGGCCGATGGGAGGAGAAGGAGGAGAAGCTGCGGGCAGCGGTGAAGCGGGTGCTCAAG
TGCGATGTCCACCTGGGCAACCCGCTGGCCCCGGCTGTGTTGCCTCTCGCCGACTGTGTG
CTCACCCTGCTGGCCATGGAGTGTGCCTGCTGTAGCCTTGATGCCTACCGCGCTGCCCTG
TGCAACCTTGCCTCACTGCTCAAGCCGGGTGGCCACCTGGTGACCACTGTCACGCTTCGG
CTCCCGTCCTACATGGTGGGGAAGCGTGAATTTTCCTGCGTGGCCCTGGAGAAAGAGGAG
GTGGAGCAGGCTGTCCTGGATGCTGGCTTTGACATTGAACAGCTCCTACACAGTCCCCAG
AGCTACTCTGTCACCAATGCTGCCAACAATGGGGTCTGCTTCATTGTGGCTCGCAAGAAG
CCTGGGCCCTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 263
Molecular Weight 28833.695
Theoretical pI 5.27
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Indolethylamine N-methyltransferase
MKGGFTGGDEYQKHFLPRDYLATYYSFDGSPSPEAEMLKFNLECLHKTFGPGGLQGDTLI
DIGSGPTIYQVLAACDSFQDITLSDFTDRNREELEKWLKKEPGAYDWTPAVKFACELEGN
SGRWEEKEEKLRAAVKRVLKCDVHLGNPLAPAVLPLADCVLTLLAMECACCSLDAYRAAL
CNLASLLKPGGHLVTTVTLRLPSYMVGKREFSCVALEKEEVEQAVLDAGFDIEQLLHSPQ
SYSVTNAANNGVCFIVARKKPGP
GenBank ID Protein 66933018
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID O95050
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name INMT_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID NM_006774.4
GeneCard ID INMT
GenAtlas ID INMT
HGNC ID HGNC:6069
References
General References Not Available