Gene Symbol | PRMT1 |
Entrez Gene ID | 3276 |
Full Name | protein arginine methyltransferase 1 |
Synonyms | ANM1,HCP1,HRMT1L2,IR1B4 |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Homo sapiens(human) |
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Summary | This gene encodes a member of the protein arginine N-methyltransferase (PRMT) family. Post-translational modification of target proteins by PRMTs plays an important regulatory role in many biological processes, whereby PRMTs methylate arginine residues by transferring methyl groups from S-adenosyl-L-methionine to terminal guanidino nitrogen atoms. The encoded protein is a type I PRMT and is responsible for the majority of cellular arginine methylation activity. Increased expression of this gene may play a role in many types of cancer. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed for this gene, and a pseudogene of this gene is located on the long arm of chromosome 5. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2011]. |
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