Gene Information
Gene NameAANAT
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length207
Protein NamesSerotonin N-acetyltransferase (Serotonin acetylase) (EC 2.3.1.87) (Aralkylamine N-acetyltransferase) (AA-NAT)
Target Nameserotonin n-acetyltransferase
Target TypeNA
Gene Age>4290 ( ENSG00000129673 )
Evolutionary StageOpisthokonta
AlphaFoldDBQ16613
Gene CardAANAT
Uniprot IDQ16613
PfamPF00583
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.590365594)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ AANAT ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ AANAT ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ AANAT ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ AANAT ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Aanat ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ AANAT ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Aanat ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ AANAT ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly 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}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.001000(Rat);0.1(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6T80  (X-ray  2.99A 
DBSNP rs34470791  rs28936679 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11313340}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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