Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
124512
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Methyltransferase 23, arginine
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
METTL23
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
C17orf95, MRT44
Chromosome Chromosome number
17
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
17q25.1
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
The protein encoded by this gene functions as a transcription factor regulator in the transcriptional pathway for human cognition. It is a partner of the alpha subunit of the GA-binding protein transcription factor. Mutations in this gene cause mild autos
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs587777644 CACT>- Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, frameshift variant, 5 prime UTR variant, intron variant
rs587777645 AGATA>- Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, frameshift variant, intron variant
rs587777646 C>T Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, stop gained, 3 prime UTR variant, non coding transcript variant
rs760933323 TT>- Likely-pathogenic Coding sequence variant, 3 prime UTR variant, frameshift variant, non coding transcript variant
rs1057521913 G>C Likely-pathogenic 3 prime UTR variant, coding sequence variant, splice donor variant, missense variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT048607 hsa-miR-99a-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT039287 hsa-miR-671-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT1144524 hsa-miR-331-5p CLIP-seq
MIRT1144525 hsa-miR-4678 CLIP-seq
MIRT1144526 hsa-miR-4773 CLIP-seq
Gene ontology (GO) Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001939 Component Female pronucleus IEA
GO:0001939 Component Female pronucleus ISS
GO:0001940 Component Male pronucleus IEA
GO:0001940 Component Male pronucleus ISS
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 23349634
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
615262 26988 ENSG00000181038
Protein
UniProt ID Q86XA0
Protein name Histone-arginine methyltransferase METTL23 (EC 2.1.1.319) (Methyltransferase-like protein 23)
Protein function Histone methyltransferase that dimethylates histone H3 at 'Arg-17', forming asymmetric dimethylarginine (H3R17me2a), leading to activate transcription via chromatin remodeling (By similarity). Maternal factor involved in epigenetic chromatin rep
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF10294 Methyltransf_16 1 141 Lysine methyltransferase Family
Sequence
Sequence length 190
Interactions View interactions
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Associated diseases Disease associations categorized as Causal (pathogenic variants), Unknown (uncertain genetic evidence), or Text Mining (literature-based associations)
Causal Diseases caused by PATHOGENIC or LIKELY PATHOGENIC variants from ClinVar only
Disease merge term Disease name dbSNP ID References
Mental retardation Intellectual disability, autosomal recessive 44, intellectual disability rs587777644, rs587777645, rs587777646, rs760933323, rs1382444181 N/A
Unknown Includes: (1) ClinVar NON-pathogenic variants (Uncertain, Benign, Conflicting, VUS), (2) GenCC associations, (3) GWAS associations, (4) CBGDA evidence-based associations. NOTE: Diseases with pathogenic evidence are excluded to avoid conflicts.
Disease merge term Disease name Evidence References Source
Non-Syndromic Intellectual Disability autosomal recessive non-syndromic intellectual disability N/A N/A GenCC
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Intellectual Disability Associate 24626631, 32878022
Low Tension Glaucoma Associate 36317630
Mental Retardation Autosomal Recessive 1 Associate 24501276
Multiple Pterygium Syndrome Autosomal Dominant Associate 36317630