Gene Information
Gene NameGATM
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length423
Protein NamesGlycine amidinotransferase, mitochondrial (EC 2.1.4.1) (L-arginine:glycine amidinotransferase) (Transamidinase)
Target Nameglycine amidinotransferase, mitochondrial
Target TypeNA
Gene Age3 ( ENSG00000171766 )
Evolutionary StageEuk_Archaea
AlphaFoldDBP50440
Gene CardGATM
Uniprot IDP50440
PfamNA
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.27043825)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GATM ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GATM ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GATM ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GATM ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gatm ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GATM ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Gatm ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GATM ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in brain, heart, kidney, liver, lung, salivary gland and skeletal muscle tissue, with the highest expression in kidney. Biallelically expressed in placenta and fetal tissues. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16125225, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16614068, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16820567}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1JDW  (X-ray  1.90A  1JDX  (X-ray  2.40A  2JDW  (X-ray  2.10A  2JDX  (X-ray  2.90A  3JDW  (X-ray  2.40A  4JDW  (X-ray  2.50A  5JDW  (X-ray  2.60A  6JDW  (X-ray  2.50A  7JDW  (X-ray  2.37A  8JDW  (X-ray  2.30A  9JDW  (X-ray  2.50A 
DBSNP rs370155767  rs34991226  rs376335787  rs147804855  rs1288775  rs376982466  rs377578020  rs397514709  rs374059924  rs202225656  rs146057680  rs371447931  rs1889443535  rs373802463  rs1889422661  rs142814307  rs1461653218  rs1244824806  rs374592247 
Subcellular location [CC][Isoform 1]: Mitochondrion inner membrane;
Peripheral membrane protein;
Intermembrane side. Note=Probably attached to the outer side of the inner membrane.;
[Isoform 2]: Cytoplasm.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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