AANAT (aralkylamine N-acetyltransferase)
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Entrez ID
Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
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15 |
Gene name
Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
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Aralkylamine N-acetyltransferase |
Gene symbol
Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
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AANAT |
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
Gene synonyms aliases
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DSPS, SNAT |
Disease Acronyms (UniProt)
Disease acronyms from UniProt database
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DSPS |
Chromosome
Chromosome number
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17 |
Chromosome location
Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
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17q25.1 |
Summary
Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
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The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the acetyltransferase superfamily. It is the penultimate enzyme in melatonin synthesis and controls the night/day rhythm in melatonin production in the vertebrate pineal gland. Melatonin is essential for the fun |
miRNA
miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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Gene ontology (GO)
Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
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Other IDs
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Protein | |||||||||||
UniProt ID | Q16613 | ||||||||||
Protein name | Serotonin N-acetyltransferase (Serotonin acetylase) (EC 2.3.1.87) (Aralkylamine N-acetyltransferase) (AA-NAT) | ||||||||||
Protein function | Controls the night/day rhythm of melatonin production in the pineal gland. Catalyzes the N-acetylation of serotonin into N-acetylserotonin, the penultimate step in the synthesis of melatonin. | ||||||||||
PDB | 6T80 | ||||||||||
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Pfam
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Tissue specificity | TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Highly expressed in pineal gland and at lower levels in the retina. Weak expression in several brain regions and in the pituitary gland. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18212399, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8661026}. | ||||||||||
Sequence |
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Sequence length | 207 | ||||||||||
Interactions | View interactions |
Pathways
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Associated diseases
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