Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 6472
Gene name Serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2
Gene symbol SHMT2
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
GLYAHEL-S-51eNEDCASBSHMTmSHMT
Chromosome 12
Chromosome location 12q13.3
Summary This gene encodes the mitochondrial form of a pyridoxal phosphate-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the reversible reaction of serine and tetrahydrofolate to glycine and 5,10-methylene tetrahydrofolate. The encoded product is primarily responsible for glyci
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT006985 hsa-miR-193b-3p Luciferase reporter assay 21512034
MIRT006985 hsa-miR-193b-3p Luciferase reporter assay 21512034
MIRT006985 hsa-miR-193b-3p Reporter assay;Proteomics 21512034
MIRT006985 hsa-miR-193b-3p Microarray 20304954
MIRT022109 hsa-miR-125b-5p Other 20194440
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0002082 Process Regulation of oxidative phosphorylation IEA
GO:0002082 Process Regulation of oxidative phosphorylation IMP 29364879, 29452640
GO:0003682 Function Chromatin binding IDA 18063578
GO:0004372 Function Glycine hydroxymethyltransferase activity IBA
GO:0004372 Function Glycine hydroxymethyltransferase activity IDA 8505317, 17482557, 24075985, 25619277, 29180469, 29364879, 29452640
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
138450 10852 ENSG00000182199
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P34897
Protein name Serine hydroxymethyltransferase, mitochondrial (SHMT) (EC 2.1.2.1) (Glycine hydroxymethyltransferase) (Serine methylase)
Protein function Catalyzes the cleavage of serine to glycine accompanied with the production of 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate, an essential intermediate for purine biosynthesis (PubMed:24075985, PubMed:25619277, PubMed:29364879, PubMed:33015733). Serine provide
PDB 4PVF , 5V7I , 5X3V , 6DK3 , 6H3C , 6M5O , 6QVG , 6QVL , 6R8F , 7BYI , 8AQL , 8FJT , 8FJU , 8GKS , 8GKT , 8GKU , 8GKW , 8GKY , 8GKZ , 8QI7 , 8SSJ , 8T4O , 8T4P , 8TLC , 9BOX
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00464 SHMT 49 448 Serine hydroxymethyltransferase Domain
Sequence
Sequence length 504
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Glycine, serine and threonine metabolism
Glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism
One carbon pool by folate
Metabolic pathways
Carbon metabolism
Biosynthesis of amino acids
Biosynthesis of cofactors
Antifolate resistance
Folate transport and metabolism
  Metabolism of folate and pterines
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Neurodevelopmental disorder Likely pathogenic rs769908186, rs2037432429 RCV001374943
RCV001374944
Neurodevelopmental disorder with cardiomyopathy, spasticity, and brain abnormalities Likely pathogenic rs2037465152, rs769908186, rs2037432429 RCV001270311
RCV001270316
RCV001270317
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
SHMT2-related disorder Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity; Uncertain significance; Likely benign rs766445638, rs759124152, rs536394351, rs375584473 RCV003416295
RCV003410312
RCV003923943
RCV003911394
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Adenocarcinoma of Lung Associate 33928169, 40432803
Breast Neoplasms Associate 27666119, 29020998, 31894856
Carcinogenesis Associate 34166228, 35018218, 35114976, 35798250, 37328520, 38188143
Carcinoma Hepatocellular Associate 26662310, 31379360
Carcinoma Non Small Cell Lung Associate 36615660
Carcinoma Renal Cell Associate 35798250
Carcinoma Renal Cell Stimulate 36806313
Carcinoma Renal Cell Inhibit 37796681
Cholangiocarcinoma Associate 40432803
Colorectal Neoplasms Associate 31773687, 35114976, 35211429, 40432803