Gene Information
Gene NameSHMT2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length504
Protein NamesSerine hydroxymethyltransferase, mitochondrial (SHMT) (EC 2.1.2.1) (Glycine hydroxymethyltransferase) (Serine methylase)
Target Nameserine hydroxymethyltransferase, mitochondrial
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1292 ( ENSG00000182199 )
Evolutionary StageCellular_organisms
AlphaFoldDBP34897
Gene CardSHMT2
Uniprot IDP34897
PfamPF00464
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.284061169)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SHMT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SHMT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SHMT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SHMT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Shmt2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SHMT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Shmt2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ SHMT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsSHMT1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);0.023983(Mouse);0.003490(Rat);0.050000(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4PVF  (X-ray  2.60A  5V7I  (X-ray  2.47A  5X3V  (X-ray  2.85A  6DK3  (X-ray  2.04A  6H3C  (EM  3.90A  6M5O  (X-ray  2.30A  6QVG  (X-ray  2.32A  6QVL  (X-ray  2.28A  6R8F  (EM  3.80A  7BYI  (X-ray  2.76A 
DBSNP rs1426413125  rs2037432429  rs751223752  rs2037448764 
Subcellular location [CC]Mitochondrion {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21876188, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24075985}. Mitochondrion matrix, mitochondrion nucleoid {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18063578}. Mitochondrion inner membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21876188}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24075985}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24075985}. Note=Mainly localizes in the mitochondrion. Also found in the cytoplasm and nucleus as part of the BRISC complex (PubMed:24075985). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24075985}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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