ASMT, Official Symbol ASMTprovided by HGNC Official Full Name acetylserotonin O-methyltransferaseprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:750 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000196433 Ensembl:ENSG00000292336 MIM:300015; MIM:402500; AllianceGenome:HGNC:750 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as ASMTY; HIOMT; HIOMTY Summary This gene belongs to the methyltransferase superfamily, and is located in the pseudoautosomal region (PAR) at the end of the short arms of the X and Y chromosomes. The encoded enzyme catalyzes the final reaction in the synthesis of melatonin, and is abundant in the pineal gland. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been noted for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2010] Expression Ubiquitous expression in ovary (RPKM 1.4), bone marrow (RPKM 1.3) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all