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PRMT2

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Protein arginine N-methyltransferase 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PRMT2 gene.[5][6]

AliasesPRMT2, HRMT1L1, protein arginine methyltransferase 2
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PRMT2
Identifiers
AliasesPRMT2, HRMT1L1, protein arginine methyltransferase 2
External IDsOMIM: 601961; MGI: 1316652; GeneCards: PRMT2
Available structures
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Enzyme activity
EC #BRENDAExPASyKEGGMetaCyc
2.1.1.319↗↗↗↗
2.1.1.321↗↗↗↗
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DatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry
SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001077638
NM_133182
NM_001302965

RefSeq (protein)

n/a

Location (UCSC)Chr 21: 46.64 – 46.67 MbChr 10: 76.04 – 76.07 Mb
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Functions

The enzyme methylates final nitrogen atom of arginine residue in some proteins. It transfers two methyl groups from S-adenosyl-L-methionine.

Interactions

PRMT2 has been shown to interact with Estrogen receptor alpha[7] and HNRPUL1.[8]

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