MitoProteome Database

MT000998

Record overview

MITO IDMT000998
Gene ID29958
SpeciesHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Namedimethylglycine dehydrogenase
Gene SymbolDMGDH
SynonymsDMGDHD; ME2GLYDH;
Alternate namesdimethylglycine dehydrogenase, mitochondrial;
Chromosome5
Map Location5q14.1
EC Number1.5.8.4
SummaryThis gene encodes an enzyme involved in the catabolism of choline, catalyzing the oxidative demethylation of dimethylglycine to form sarcosine. The enzyme is found as a monomer in the mitochondrial matrix, and uses flavin adenine dinucleotide and folate as cofactors. Mutation in this gene causes dimethylglycine dehydrogenase deficiency, characterized by a fishlike body odor, chronic muscle fatigue, and elevated levels of the muscle form of creatine kinase in serum. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2013]
OrthologsView orthologs and multiple alignments for DMGDH

Proteins

dimethylglycine dehydrogenase, mitochondrial precursor
Refseq ID:NP_037523
Protein GI:24797151
UniProt ID:Q9UI17
mRNA ID:NM_013391
Length:866
RefSeq Status:
MLRPGAQLLRGLLLRSCPLQGSPGRPRSVCGREGEEKPPLSAETQWKDRAETVIIGGGCVGVSLAYHLAKAGMKDVVLLEKSELTAGSTWHAAGLTTYFH
PGINLKKIHYDSIKLYEKLEEETGQVVGFHQPGSIRLATTPVRVDEFKYQMTRTGWHATEQYLIEPEKIQEMFPLLNMNKVLAGLYNPGDGHIDPYSLTM
ALAAGARKCGALLKYPAPVTSLKARSDGTWDVETPQGSMRANRIVNAAGFWAREVGKMIGLEHPLIPVQHQYVVTSTISEVKALKRELPVLRDLEGSYYL
RQERDGLLFGPYESQEKMKVQDSWVTNGVPPGFGKELFESDLDRIMEHIKAAMEMVPVLKKADIINVVNGPITYSPDILPMVGPHQGVRNYWVAIGFGYG
IIHAGGVGKYLSDWILHGEPPFDLIELDPNRYGKWTTTQYTEAKARESYGFNNIVGYPKEERFAGRPTQRVSGLYQRLESKCSMGFHAGWEQPHWFYKPG
QDTQYRPSFRRTNWFEPVGSEYKQVMQRVAVTDLSPFGKFNIKGQDSIRLLDHLFANVIPKVGFTNISHMLTPKGRVYAELTVSHQSPGEFLLITGSGSE
LHDLRWIEEEAVKGGYDVEIKNITDELGVLGVAGPQARKVLQKLTSEDLSDDVFKFLQTKSLKVSNIPVTAIRISYTGELGWELYHRREDSVALYDAIMN
AGQEEGIDNFGTYAMNALRLEKAFRAWGLEMNCDTNPLEAGLEYFVKLNKPADFIGKQALKQIKAKGLKRRLVCLTLATDDVDPEGNESIWYNGKVVGNT
TSGSYSYSIQKSLAFAYVPVQLSEVGQQVEVELLGKNYPAVIIQEPLVLTEPTRNRLQKKGGKDKT