Gene Review:
ASMT - acetylserotonin O-methyltransferase
Homo sapiens
Synonyms:
ASMTY, Acetylserotonin O-methyltransferase, HIOMT, HIOMTY, Hydroxyindole O-methyltransferase
- Modification of hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase activity in experimental pineocytomas induced in hamsters by a human papovavirus (JC). Quay, W.B., Ma, Y.H., Varakis, J.N., ZuRhein, G.M., Padgett, B.L., Walker, D.L. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. (1977)
- Hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase in Y-79 human retinoblastoma cells: effect of cell attachment. Kyritsis, A.P., Wiechmann, A.F., Bok, D., Chader, G.J. J. Neurochem. (1987)
- Melatonin and 5-methoxytryptophol (5-ML) in nervous and/or neurosensory structures of a gastropod mollusc (Helix aspersa maxima): synthesis and diurnal rhythms. Blanc, A., Vivien-Roels, B., Pévet, P., Attia, J., Buisson, B. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. (2003)
- Serotoninergic and melatoninergic systems are fully expressed in human skin. Slominski, A., Pisarchik, A., Semak, I., Sweatman, T., Wortsman, J., Szczesniewski, A., Slugocki, G., McNulty, J., Kauser, S., Tobin, D.J., Jing, C., Johansson, O. FASEB J. (2002)
- Hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase (HIOMT), catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) and histamine-N-methyltransferase (HNMT) in the pineal gland of the vizcacha (Lagostomus maximus maximus). Guzmán, J.A., Pelzer, L.E., Piezzi, R.S., Scardapane, L., Dominguez, S. J. Neural Transm. (1980)
- Genetic control of melatonin synthesis in the pineal gland of the mouse. Ebihara, S., Marks, T., Hudson, D.J., Menaker, M. Science (1986)
- Gene duplications as a recurrent theme in the evolution of the human pseudoautosomal region 1: isolation of the gene ASMTL. Ried, K., Rao, E., Schiebel, K., Rappold, G.A. Hum. Mol. Genet. (1998)
- Localization of the hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase gene to the pseudoautosomal region: implications for mapping of psychiatric disorders. Yi, H., Donohue, S.J., Klein, D.C., McBride, O.W. Hum. Mol. Genet. (1993)
- Cyclic AMP and butyrate modulate melatonin synthesis in Y79 human retinoblastoma cells. Wiechmann, A.F., Kyritsis, A.P., Fletcher, R.T., Chader, G.J. J. Neurochem. (1990)
- Retinoic acid increases hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase activity and mRNA in human Y-79 retinoblastoma cells. Bernard, M., Klein, D.C. J. Neurochem. (1996)
- Regulation of AA-NAT and HIOMT gene expression by butyrate and cyclic AMP in Y79 human retinoblastoma cells. Wiechmann, A.F., Burden, M.A. J. Pineal Res. (1999)
- Structural analysis of the human hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase gene. Presence of two distinct promoters. Rodriguez, I.R., Mazuruk, K., Schoen, T.J., Chader, G.J. J. Biol. Chem. (1994)
- Human hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase: presence of LINE-1 fragment in a cDNA clone and pineal mRNA. Donohue, S.J., Roseboom, P.H., Illnerova, H., Weller, J.L., Klein, D.C. DNA Cell Biol. (1993)
- Characterization of human melatonin synthesis using autoptic pineal tissue. Ackermann, K., Bux, R., Rüb, U., Korf, H.W., Kauert, G., Stehle, J.H. Endocrinology (2006)
- Gene expression of the key enzymes of melatonin synthesis in extrapineal tissues of the rat. Stefulj, J., Hörtner, M., Ghosh, M., Schauenstein, K., Rinner, I., Wölfler, A., Semmler, J., Liebmann, P.M. J. Pineal Res. (2001)
- Localization of hydroxyindole O-methyltransferase-synthesizing cells in bovine epithalamus: immunocytochemistry and in-situ hybridization. Sato, T., Deguchi, T., Ichikawa, T., Fujieda, H., Wake, K. Cell Tissue Res. (1991)
- Localization of hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase in the mammalian pineal gland and retina. Wiechmann, A.F., Bok, D., Horwitz, J. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. (1985)
- An Xp; Yq translocation causing a novel contiguous gene syndrome in brothers with generalized epilepsy, ichthyosis, and attention deficits. Doherty, M.J., Glass, I.A., Bennett, C.L., Cotter, P.D., Watson, N.F., Mitchell, A.L., Bird, T.D., Farrell, D.F. Epilepsia (2003)
- The melatonin receptor subtype MT1 is expressed in human gallbladder epithelia. Aust, S., Thalhammer, T., Humpeler, S., Jäger, W., Klimpfinger, M., Tucek, G., Obrist, P., Marktl, W., Penner, E., Ekmekcioglu, C. J. Pineal Res. (2004)
- Daily variation in the concentration of 5-methoxytryptophol and melatonin in the duck pineal gland and plasma. Zawilska, J.B., Rosiak, J., Vivien-Roels, B., Skene, D.J., Pévet, P., Nowak, J.Z. J. Pineal Res. (2002)
- Hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase activity in the pineal gland of the muskox (Ovibos moschatus). Tedesco, S.C., Morton, D.J., Reiter, R.J. J. Pineal Res. (1994)
- Possible involvement of neuropeptide Y in the seasonal control of hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase activity in the pineal gland of the european hamster (Cricetus cricetus). Ribelayga, C., Pévet, P., Simonneaux, V. Brain Res. (1998)
- Effect of TNF-alpha on the melatonin synthetic pathway in the rat pineal gland: basis for a 'feedback' of the immune response on circadian timing. Fernandes, P.A., Cecon, E., Markus, R.P., Ferreira, Z.S. J. Pineal Res. (2006)