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GAMT guanidinoacetate N-methyltransferase [ Gallus gallus (chicken) ]

Gene ID: 770737, updated on 13-Apr-2026
Symbol
GAMTprovided by CGNC
Full Name
guanidinoacetate N-methyltransferaseprovided by CGNC
Primary source
CGNC:66651
See related
Ensembl:ENSGALG00010028044
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
MODEL
Organism
Gallus gallus
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Archelosauria; Archosauria; Dinosauria; Saurischia; Theropoda; Coelurosauria; Aves; Neognathae; Galloanserae; Galliformes; Phasianidae; Phasianinae; Gallus
Orthologs
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Location:
chromosome: 28
Exon count:
6
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
106 current bGalGal1.mat.broiler.GRCg7b (GCF_016699485.2) 28 NC_052559.1 (3615312..3617514, complement)
106 current bGalGal1.pat.whiteleghornlayer.GRCg7w (GCF_016700215.2) 28 NC_052600.1 (3177920..3180127, complement)

Chromosome 28 - NC_052559.1Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene transfer RNA asparagine (anticodon GUU) Neighboring gene NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase core subunit S7 Neighboring gene DAZ associated protein 1 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC121107752 Neighboring gene ribosomal protein S15

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Manual GO annotation of predictive protein signatures: the InterPro approach to GO curation. Burge S, et al. Database (Oxford), 2012. PMID 22301074, Free PMC Article
  2. TreeGrafter: phylogenetic tree-based annotation of proteins with Gene Ontology terms and other annotations. Tang H, et al. Bioinformatics, 2019 Feb 1. PMID 30032202, Free PMC Article

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by RefSeq

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables guanidinoacetate N-methyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
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Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in creatine biosynthetic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
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Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in cytoplasm IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
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located_in nucleus IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
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Preferred Names
guanidinoacetate N-methyltransferase

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RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: Gallus gallus Annotation Release 106 details...Open this link in a new tab

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference bGalGal1.mat.broiler.GRCg7b Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_052559.1 Reference bGalGal1.mat.broiler.GRCg7b Primary Assembly

    Range
    3615312..3617514 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_015299974.4 → XP_015155460.2  guanidinoacetate N-methyltransferase isoform X1

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A8V1AH59, A0A8V1AJ01
    Related
    ENSGALP00010041705.1, ENSGALT00010067962.1
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    cd02440
    Location:64 → 167
    AdoMet_MTases; S-adenosylmethionine-dependent methyltransferases (SAM or AdoMet-MTase), class I; AdoMet-MTases are enzymes that use S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM or AdoMet) as a substrate for methyltransfer, creating the product S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine (AdoHcy). ...

  2. XM_040653726.2 → XP_040509660.1  guanidinoacetate N-methyltransferase isoform X2

    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    cd02440
    Location:64 → 167
    AdoMet_MTases; S-adenosylmethionine-dependent methyltransferases (SAM or AdoMet-MTase), class I; AdoMet-MTases are enzymes that use S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM or AdoMet) as a substrate for methyltransfer, creating the product S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine (AdoHcy). ...

Alternate bGalGal1.pat.whiteleghornlayer.GRCg7w

Genomic

  1. NC_052600.1 Alternate bGalGal1.pat.whiteleghornlayer.GRCg7w

    Range
    3177920..3180127 complement
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    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_040692773.2 → XP_040548707.1  guanidinoacetate N-methyltransferase isoform X1

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A8V1AH59, A0A8V1AJ01
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    cd02440
    Location:64 → 167
    AdoMet_MTases; S-adenosylmethionine-dependent methyltransferases (SAM or AdoMet-MTase), class I; AdoMet-MTases are enzymes that use S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM or AdoMet) as a substrate for methyltransfer, creating the product S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine (AdoHcy). ...

  2. XM_040692774.2 → XP_040548708.1  guanidinoacetate N-methyltransferase isoform X2

    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    cd02440
    Location:64 → 167
    AdoMet_MTases; S-adenosylmethionine-dependent methyltransferases (SAM or AdoMet-MTase), class I; AdoMet-MTases are enzymes that use S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM or AdoMet) as a substrate for methyltransfer, creating the product S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine (AdoHcy). ...
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