LCMT2, Official Symbol LCMT2provided by HGNC Official Full Name leucine carboxyl methyltransferase 2provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:17558 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000168806 MIM:611246; AllianceGenome:HGNC:17558 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 PPM2; TYW4 Summary The protein encoded by this intronless gene belongs to the highly variable methyltransferase superfamily. This gene is the inferred homolog of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae carboxymethyltransferase gene PPM2 that is essential for the synthesis of the hypermodified guanosine Wybutosine (yW). [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Orthologs mouse all