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PRMT1 protein arginine methyltransferase 1

Gene ID: 3276, updated on 11-Apr-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: ANM1; HCP1; IR1B4; HRMT1L2

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]

Genomic context

Location:
19q13.33
Sequence:
Chromosome: 19; NC_000019.10 (49676153..49688447)
Total number of exons:
13

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