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AHCY adenosylhomocysteinase

Gene ID: 191, updated on 7-Apr-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: SAHH; adoHcyase

Summary

S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase belongs to the adenosylhomocysteinase family. It catalyzes the reversible hydrolysis of S-adenosylhomocysteine (AdoHcy) to adenosine (Ado) and L-homocysteine (Hcy). Thus, it regulates the intracellular S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) concentration thought to be important for transmethylation reactions. Deficiency in this protein is one of the different causes of hypermethioninemia. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2009]

Genomic context

Location:
20q11.22
Sequence:
Chromosome: 20; NC_000020.11 (34231981..34311836, complement)
Total number of exons:
16

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