Catechol O-methyltransferase

Details

Name
Catechol O-methyltransferase
Synonyms
  • 2.1.1.6
Gene Name
COMT
Organism
Humans
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0004096|Catechol O-methyltransferase
MPEAPPLLLAAVLLGLVLLVVLLLLLRHWGWGLCLIGWNEFILQPIHNLLMGDTKEQRIL
NHVLQHAEPGNAQSVLEAIDTYCEQKEWAMNVGDKKGKIVDAVIQEHQPSVLLELGAYCG
YSAVRMARLLSPGARLITIEINPDCAAITQRMVDFAGVKDKVTLVVGASQDIIPQLKKKY
DVDTLDMVFLDHWKDRYLPDTLLLEECGLLRKGTVLLADNVICPGAPDFLAHVRGSSCFE
CTHYQSFLEYREVVDGLEKAIYKGPGSEAGP
Number of residues
271
Molecular Weight
30036.77
Theoretical pI
5.15
GO Classification
Functions
catechol O-methyltransferase activity / magnesium ion binding / O-methyltransferase activity
Processes
cellular response to phosphate starvation / developmental process / dopamine catabolic process / estrogen metabolic process / female pregnancy / learning / methylation / multicellular organismal reproductive process / negative regulation of dopamine metabolic process / negative regulation of renal sodium excretion / negative regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation / neurotransmitter biosynthetic process / neurotransmitter catabolic process / positive regulation of homocysteine metabolic process / regulation of sensory perception of pain / response to drug / response to lipopolysaccharide / response to organic cyclic compound / response to pain / short-term memory / small molecule metabolic process / synaptic transmission / xenobiotic metabolic process
Components
axon / cell body / cytosol / dendritic spine / extracellular exosome / integral component of membrane / membrane / mitochondrion / plasma membrane / postsynaptic membrane
General Function
O-methyltransferase activity
Specific Function
Catalyzes the O-methylation, and thereby the inactivation, of catecholamine neurotransmitters and catechol hormones. Also shortens the biological half-lives of certain neuroactive drugs, like L-DOPA, alpha-methyl DOPA and isoproterenol.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions
7-26
Cellular Location
Cytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0011516|Catechol O-methyltransferase (COMT)
ATGCCGGAGGCCCCGCCTCTGCTGTTGGCAGCTGTGTTGCTGGGCCTGGTGCTGCTGGTG
GTGCTGCTGCTGCTTCTGAGGCACTGGGGCTGGGGCCTGTGCCTTATCGGCTGGAACGAG
TTCATCCTGCAGCCCATCCACAACCTGCTCATGGGTGACACCAAGGAGCAGCGCATCCTG
AACCACGTGCTGCAGCATGCGGAGCCCGGGAACGCACAGAGCGTGCTGGAGGCCATTGAC
ACCTACTGCGAGCAGAAGGAGTGGGCCATGAACGTGGGCGACAAGAAAGGCAAGATCGTG
GACGCCGTGATTCAGGAGCACCAGCCCTCCGTGCTGCTGGAGCTGGGGGCCTACTGTGGC
TACTCAGCTGTGCGCATGGCCCGCCTGCTGTCACCAGGGGCGAGGCTCATCACCATCGAG
ATCAACCCCGACTGTGCCGCCATCACCCAGCGGATGGTGGATTTCGCTGGCGTGAAGGAC
AAGGTCACCCTTGTGGTTGGAGCGTCCCAGGACATCATCCCCCAGCTGAAGAAGAAGTAT
GATGTGGACACACTGGACATGGTCTTCCTCGACCACTGGAAGGACCGGTACCTGCCGGAC
ACGCTTCTCTTGGAGGAATGTGGCCTGCTGCGGAAGGGGACAGTGCTACTGGCTGACAAC
GTGATCTGCCCAGGTGCGCCAGACTTCCTAGCACACGTGCGCGGGAGCAGCTGCTTTGAG
TGCACACACTACCAATCGTTCCTGGAATACAGGGAGGTGGTGGACGGCCTGGAGAAGGCC
ATCTACAAGGGCCCAGGCAGCGAAGCAGGGCCCTGA
Chromosome Location
22
Locus
22q11.21-q11.23|22q11.21
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDP21964
UniProtKB Entry NameCOMT_HUMAN
GenBank Protein ID180920
GenBank Gene IDM65212
GenAtlas IDCOMT
HGNC IDHGNC:2228
General References
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Drug Relations

Drug Relations
DrugBank IDNameDrug groupPharmacological action?ActionsDetails
DB021053,5-DinitrocatecholexperimentalunknownDetails
DB03907N-[(E)-3-[(2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(6-Aminopurin-9-yl)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]prop-2-enyl]-2,3-dihydroxy-5-nitrobenzamideexperimentalunknownDetails
DB00323Tolcaponeapproved, withdrawnyesinhibitorDetails
DB00494Entacaponeapproved, investigationalyesinhibitorDetails
DB00494Entacaponeapproved, investigationalunknowninhibitorDetails
DB00255Diethylstilbestrolapproved, investigational, withdrawnunknownsubstrateDetails
DB00286Conjugated estrogensapprovedunknownsubstrateDetails
DB00841DobutamineapprovedunknownsubstrateDetails
DB00968MethyldopaapprovednosubstrateDetails
DB00988DopamineapprovedunknownsubstrateDetails
DB01141Micafunginapproved, investigationalunknownsubstrateDetails
DB03336BIAexperimentalunknownDetails
DB07462(3,4-DIHYDROXY-2-NITROPHENYL)(PHENYL)METHANONEexperimentalunknownDetails
DB080497,8-dihydroxy-4-phenyl-2H-chromen-2-oneexperimentalunknownDetails
DB00118Ademetionineapproved, investigational, nutraceuticalunknowncofactorDetails
DB04820Nialamideapproved, withdrawnunknownDetails
DB023422-MethoxyestradiolinvestigationalunknownDetails
DB06152NylidrinapprovedunknowninducerDetails
DB01420Testosterone propionateapproved, investigational, vet_approved, withdrawnunknowninhibitorDetails
DB11632Opicaponeapproved, investigationalyesinhibitorDetails
DB00668Epinephrineapproved, vet_approvednosubstrateDetails
DB15488EchinacosideexperimentalunknownsubstrateDetails
DB00252Phenytoinapproved, vet_approvednosubstrateDetails
DB00783Estradiolapproved, investigational, vet_approvedunknownsubstrateDetails
DB00977EthinylestradiolapprovedunknownsubstrateDetails
DB00714Apomorphineapproved, investigationalunknownsubstrateDetails
DB01064Isoprenalineapproved, investigationalunknownsubstrateDetails