Gene Information
Gene NameMTR
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1265
Protein NamesMethionine synthase (MS) (EC 2.1.1.13) (5-methyltetrahydrofolate--homocysteine methyltransferase) (Cobalamin-dependent methionine synthase) (Vitamin-B12 dependent methionine synthase)
Target Namemethionine synthase
Target TypeNA
Gene Age>4290 ( ENSG00000116984 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ99707
Gene CardMTR
Uniprot IDQ99707
PfamPF02310; PF02607; PF02965; PF00809; PF02574
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.73926707)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ MTR ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ MTR ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ MTR ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ MTR ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Mtr ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ MTR ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Mtr ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ MTR ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsBHMT2, BHMT, MTHFR, UROD
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed. Expressed at the highest levels in pancreas, heart, brain, skeletal muscle and placenta (PubMed:8968737, PubMed:8968735). Expressed at lower levels in lung, liver and kidney (PubMed:8968737, PubMed:8968735). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8968735, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8968737}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2O2K  (X-ray  1.60A  4CCZ  (X-ray  2.70A 
DBSNP rs12749581  rs1140598  rs2229274  rs1805087  rs121913579  rs121913578 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000305|PubMed:27771510}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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