Gene Information
Gene NameBHMT
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length406
Protein NamesBetaine--homocysteine S-methyltransferase 1 (EC 2.1.1.5)
Target Namebetaine--homocysteine s-methyltransferase 1
Target TypeNA
Gene Age950 ( ENSG00000145692 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ93088
Gene CardBHMT
Uniprot IDQ93088
PfamPF02574
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.435782827)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ BHMT ( ortholog_one2one )
Alpaca_ BHMT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ BHMT ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ BHMT ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ BHMT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Bhmt ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Gm5096 ( ortholog_one2many )
Pig_ BHMT ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Bhmt ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsMTR, MTHFR, UROD, BHMT2
Tissuekidney, liver
Tissue SpecificityFound exclusively in liver and kidney. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9281325}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1LT7  (X-ray  2.15A  1LT8  (X-ray  2.05A  4M3P  (X-ray  1.90A 
DBSNP rs59866108  rs3733890 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytosol {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:O09171}. Nucleus {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:O09171}. Note=Predominantly localized in the cytoplasm with a small fraction detected in the nucleus. Translocates into the nucleus upon oxidative stress. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:O09171}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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