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Showing Protein Phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase (HMDBP00406)

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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP00406
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 5643
Name Phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase
Synonyms
  1. Noradrenaline N-methyltransferase
  2. PNMTase
Gene Name PNMT
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in methyltransferase activity
Specific Function Converts noradrenaline to adrenaline.
Pathways
  • (R)-adrenaline biosynthesis
  • Alkaptonuria
  • Aromatic L-Aminoacid Decarboxylase Deficiency
  • Disulfiram Action Pathway
  • Dopamine beta-hydroxylase deficiency
  • Hawkinsinuria
  • Monoamine oxidase-a deficiency (MAO-A)
  • Tyrosine hydroxylase deficiency
  • Tyrosine metabolism
  • Tyrosine metabolism
  • Tyrosine metabolism
  • Tyrosinemia Type I
  • Tyrosinemia, transient, of the newborn
Reactions
S-Adenosylmethionine + 2-Hydroxyphenethylamine → S-Adenosylhomocysteine + N-Methylphenylethanolamine details
S-Adenosylmethionine + Norepinephrine → S-Adenosylhomocysteine + Epinephrine details
GO Classification
Biological Process
cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process
epinephrine biosynthetic process
catecholamine biosynthetic process
Cellular Component
cytosol
Function
catalytic activity
transferase activity
transferase activity, transferring one-carbon groups
methyltransferase activity
Molecular Function
phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase activity
Cellular Location Not Available
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 17
Locus 17q
SNPs PNMT
Gene Sequence 
>849 bp
ATGAGCGGCGCAGACCGTAGCCCCAATGCGGGCGCAGCCCCTGACTCGGCCCCGGGCCAG
GCGGCGGTGGCTTCGGCCTACCAGCGCTTCGAGCCGCGCGCCTACCTCCGCAACAACTAC
GCGCCCCCTCGCGGGGACCTGTGCAACCCGAACGGCGTCGGGCCGTGGAAGCTGCGCTGC
TTGGCGCAGACCTTCGCCACCGGTGAAGTGTCCGGACGCACCCTCATCGACATTGGTTCA
GGCCCCACCGTGTACCAGCTGCTCAGTGCCTGCAGCCACTTTGAGGACATCACCATGACA
GATTTCCTGGAGGTCAACCGCCAGGAGCTGGGGCGCTGGCTGCAGGAGGAGCCGGGGGCC
TTCAACTGGAGCATGTACAGCCAACATGCCTGCCTCATTGAGGGCAAGGGGGAATGCTGG
CAGGATAAGGAGCGCCAGCTGCGAGCCAGGGTGAAACGGGTCCTGCCCATCGACGTGCAC
CAGCCCCAGCCCCTGGGTGCTGGGAGCCCAGCTCCCCTGCCTGCTGACGCCCTGGTCTCT
GCCTTCTGCTTGGAGGCTGTGAGCCCAGATCTTGCCAGCTTTCAGCGGGCCCTGGACCAC
ATCACCACGCTGCTGAGGCCTGGGGGGCACCTCCTCCTCATCGGGGCCCTGGAGGAGTCG
TGGTACCTGGCTGGGGAGGCCAGGCTGACGGTGGTGCCAGTGTCTGAGGAGGAGGTGAGG
GAGGCCCTGGTGCGTAGTGGCTACAAGGTCCGGGACCTCCGCACCTATATCATGCCTGCC
CACCTTCAGACAGGCGTAGATGATGTCAAGGGCGTCTTCTTCGCCTGGGCTCAGAAGGTT
GGGCTGTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 282
Molecular Weight 30854.745
Theoretical pI 6.072
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence 
>Phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase
MSGADRSPNAGAAPDSAPGQAAVASAYQRFEPRAYLRNNYAPPRGDLCNPNGVGPWKLRC
LAQTFATGEVSGRTLIDIGSGPTVYQLLSACSHFEDITMTDFLEVNRQELGRWLQEEPGA
FNWSMYSQHACLIEGKGECWQDKERQLRARVKRVLPIDVHQPQPLGAGSPAPLPADALVS
AFCLEAVSPDLASFQRALDHITTLLRPGGHLLLIGALEESWYLAGEARLTVVPVSEEEVR
EALVRSGYKVRDLRTYIMPAHLQTGVDDVKGVFFAWAQKVGL
GenBank ID Protein Not Available
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P11086
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name PNMT_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID J03727
GeneCard ID PNMT
GenAtlas ID PNMT
HGNC ID HGNC:9160
References
General References
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  3. Baetge EE, Behringer RR, Messing A, Brinster RL, Palmiter RD: Transgenic mice express the human phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase gene in adrenal medulla and retina. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1988 May;85(10):3648-52. [PubMed:2835776 ]
  4. Martin JL, Begun J, McLeish MJ, Caine JM, Grunewald GL: Getting the adrenaline going: crystal structure of the adrenaline-synthesizing enzyme PNMT. Structure. 2001 Oct;9(10):977-85. [PubMed:11591352 ]
  5. Gee CL, Tyndall JD, Grunewald GL, Wu Q, McLeish MJ, Martin JL: Mode of binding of methyl acceptor substrates to the adrenaline-synthesizing enzyme phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase: implications for catalysis. Biochemistry. 2005 Dec 27;44(51):16875-85. [PubMed:16363801 ]
  6. Grunewald GL, Seim MR, Regier RC, Martin JL, Gee CL, Drinkwater N, Criscione KR: Comparison of the binding of 3-fluoromethyl-7-sulfonyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines with their isosteric sulfonamides to the active site of phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase. J Med Chem. 2006 Sep 7;49(18):5424-33. [PubMed:16942016 ]
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