Gene Information
Gene NameCOMT
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length271
Protein NamesCatechol O-methyltransferase (EC 2.1.1.6)
Target Namecatechol-o-methyl-transferase
Target TypeSuccessful target
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000093010 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBP21964
Gene CardCOMT
Uniprot IDP21964
PfamPF01596
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.778369644)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ COMT ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ COMT ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ COMT ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ COMT ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Comt ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ COMT ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Comt ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ COMT ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsCOMTD1, TOMT
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityBrain, liver, placenta, lymphocytes and erythrocytes.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3A7E  (X-ray  2.80A  3BWM  (X-ray  1.98A  3BWY  (X-ray  1.30A  4PYI  (X-ray  1.35A  4PYJ  (X-ray  1.90A  4PYK  (X-ray  2.22A  4XUC  (X-ray  1.80A  4XUD  (X-ray  2.40A  4XUE  (X-ray  2.30A  5LSA  (X-ray  1.50A  6I3C  (X-ray  1.34A  6I3D  (X-ray  1.45A 
DBSNP rs6270  rs6267  rs5031015  rs4986871  rs4680 
Subcellular location [CC][Isoform Soluble]: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11559542}.;
[Isoform Membrane-bound]: Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21846718};
Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21846718};
Extracellular side {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21846718}.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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