QuickView for MGMT protein (gene)

Gene Symbol:

MGMT Homo sapiens

Full name:

O-6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase

Synonyms:

methylated-DNA--protein-cysteine methyltransferase, 6-O-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase, O-6-methylguanine-DNA-alkyltransferase, O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase, methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase

Genomic Location:

Chr 10: 131155456-131455358

Description:

Alkylating agents are potent carcinogens that can result in cell death, mutation and cancer. The protein encoded by this gene is a DNA repair protein that is involved in cellular defense against mutagenesis and toxicity from alkylating agents. The protein catalyzes transfer of methyl groups from O(6)-alkylguanine and other methylated moieties of th...

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Alkylating agents are potent carcinogens that can result in cell death, mutation and cancer. The protein encoded by this gene is a DNA repair protein that is involved in cellular defense against mutagenesis and toxicity from alkylating agents. The protein catalyzes transfer of methyl groups from O(6)-alkylguanine and other methylated moieties of the DNA to its own molecule, which repairs the toxic lesions. Methylation of the genes promoter has been associated with several cancer types, including colorectal cancer, lung cancer, lymphoma and glioblastoma.

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Orthologs:

Mus musculus ,  Rattus norvegicus ,  D. melanogaster ,  C. elegans ,  Saccharomyces cerevisiae ,  Macaca mulatta ,  Gallus gallus ,  Canis lupus familiaris ,  Danio rerio ,  Bos taurus ,  Pan troglodytes

External Links:

Entrez Gene

Cytogenetic Map:

10q26.3

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