Acetylserotonin O-Methyltransferase
"Acetylserotonin O-Methyltransferase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a methyl group from S-adenosylmethionine to N-acetylserotonin to form N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine (MELATONIN).
| Descriptor ID |
D000121
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.913.555.500.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Acetylserotonin O-Methyltransferase- Acetylserotonin O-Methyltransferase
- Acetylserotonin O Methyltransferase
- O-Methyltransferase, Acetylserotonin
- Oxyindol-O-Methyltransferase
- Oxyindol O Methyltransferase
- Hydroxyindole O-Methyltransferase
- Hydroxyindole O Methyltransferase
- O-Methyltransferase, Hydroxyindole
- Acetylserotonin Methyltransferase
- Methyltransferase, Acetylserotonin
- HIOMT
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| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Acetylserotonin O-Methyltransferase" by people in Profiles.
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Chen HL, Yuan CY, Cheng HH, Chang TC, Huang SK, Kuo CC, Wu KK. Restoration of hydroxyindole O-methyltransferase levels in human cancer cells induces a tryptophan-metabolic switch and attenuates cancer progression. J Biol Chem. 2018 07 13; 293(28):11131-11142.
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Gianesini C, Clesse D, Tosini G, Hicks D, Laurent V. Unique Regulation of the Melatonin Synthetic Pathway in the Retina of Diurnal Female Arvicanthis ansorgei (Rodentia). Endocrinology. 2015 Sep; 156(9):3292-308.
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Cheng HH, Kuo CC, Yan JL, Chen HL, Lin WC, Wang KH, Tsai KK, Guv?n H, Flaberg E, Szekely L, Klein G, Wu KK. Control of cyclooxygenase-2 expression and tumorigenesis by endogenous 5-methoxytryptophan. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Aug 14; 109(33):13231-6.
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Sun JH, Reiter RJ, Hattori A, Yaga K, Herbert DC, Tsin AT. Phototransduction-related circadian changes in indoleamine metabolism in the chick pineal gland in vivo. J Pineal Res. 1993 Oct; 15(3):132-7.