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INMT
indolethylamine N-methyltransferase
Chromosome 7 · 7p14.3
NCBI Gene: 11185Ensembl: ENSG00000241644.2HGNC: HGNC:6069UniProt: O95050
23PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
amine metabolic processmethylationcytosolprotein bindingneurodegenerative diseaseAbnormal nasolacrimal system morphologyprostate cancerFamilial prostate cancer
✦AI Summary

INMT (indolethylamine N-methyltransferase) is a Class I methyltransferase enzyme that catalyzes N-methylation of diverse substrates including tryptamine, serotonin, and dopamine 1. Beyond its classical role in amine metabolism, INMT functions as a thioether S-methyltransferase critical for detoxifying selenium and other chalcogen compounds, converting dimethylselenide to trimethylselenonium ion for urinary excretion 2. The enzyme recognizes electrically neutral substrates through hydrophobic residues in its active center, with L164 being essential for both selenium and N-methyltransferase activities 2. Clinically, dysregulation of INMT is linked to multiple pathological conditions. In kidney disease, voclosporin-induced acute kidney injury involves INMT downregulation; transgenic mice overexpressing renal proximal tubule INMT showed preserved peroxisomal and mitochondrial integrity with reduced reactive oxygen species and apoptosis 3. In castration-resistant prostate cancer, INMT upregulation promotes cancer progression through detoxification of anticancer metabolites, with SMYD3 serving as its epigenetic regulator 4. Pulmonary fibrosis studies identify INMT-expressing fibroblasts as anti-fibrotic cells that can shift toward pro-fibrotic phenotypes 5. Notably, INMT is not essential for endogenous dimethyltryptamine biosynthesis in rodents, suggesting alternative metabolic pathways 6. These findings position INMT as a promising therapeutic target with applications in detoxification, cancer, and fibrotic disease management 1.

Sources cited
1
INMT is a Class I methyltransferase responsible for N-methylation of tryptamine, serotonin, and dopamine; dysregulation linked to neuropsychiatric disorders, neurodegeneration, and cancer
PMID: 41008295
2
INMT functions as selenium methyltransferase; recognizes electrically neutral substrates through hydrophobic residue L164; essential for selenium detoxification and excretion
PMID: 38159853
3
INMT downregulation in voclosporin-induced AKI; renal proximal tubule INMT overexpression preserves peroxisomal/mitochondrial integrity and reduces oxidative stress
PMID: 40397512
4
INMT highly expressed in castration-resistant prostate cancer; promotes cancer progression through detoxification of anticancer metabolites; SMYD3 is major epigenetic regulator
PMID: 34587977
5
INMT-expressing fibroblasts play suppressive role in pulmonary fibrosis; can shift to pro-fibrotic phenotype via monocyte-derived macrophage interaction
PMID: 39178783
6
INMT is not essential for endogenous dimethyltryptamine biosynthesis in rats; alternative enzymatic pathways exist for DMT production
PMID: 36609666
7
Human INMT cDNA encodes 263-amino-acid protein; widely expressed across tissues; maps to chromosome 7p15.2-p15.3; catalyzes tryptamine methylation with Km of 2.9 mM
PMID: 10552930
Disease Associationsⓘ20
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.27Weak
Abnormal nasolacrimal system morphologyOpen Targets
0.23Weak
prostate cancerOpen Targets
0.13Weak
Familial prostate cancerOpen Targets
0.11Weak
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
posterior cortical atrophyOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
lung adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromeOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
non-small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
type 2 diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
esophageal squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
immunodeficiency 75Open Targets
0.03Suggestive
diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Kimura diseaseOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Hepatic veno-occlusive disease - immunodeficiencyOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
hepatic veno-occlusive disease-immunodeficiency syndromeOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
urolithiasisOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
ovarian carcinomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
MAOBProtein interaction95%DDCProtein interaction94%IDO2Protein interaction94%MAOAProtein interaction93%IDO1Protein interaction91%AANATProtein interaction91%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Lung
100%
Heart
30%
Liver
12%
Ovary
6%
Brain
1%
Bone Marrow
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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INMTMAOBDDCIDO2MAOAIDO1AANAT
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB2A14 · 1.70 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.47LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.89 [0.56–1.47]
RankingsWhere INMT stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #13,438of 20,598
    Most Researched23
  • #14,971of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.47
Genes detectedINMT
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Deciphering the spatial organization of fibrotic microenvironment in silica particles-induced pulmonary fibrosis.
PMID: 39178783
J Hazard Mater · 2024
1.00
2
Implications of Indolethylamine N-Methyltransferase (INMT) in Health and Disease: Biological Functions, Disease Associations, Inhibitors, and Analytical Approaches.
PMID: 41008295
Brain Sci · 2025
0.90
3
Voclosporin Overdose-Induced Peroxisomal Structural Changes and AKI Are Prevented by Renal Indole Detoxifier, INMT.
PMID: 40397512
J Am Soc Nephrol · 2025
0.80
4
Indolethylamine N-methyltransferase (INMT) is not essential for endogenous tryptamine-dependent methylation activity in rats.
PMID: 36609666
Sci Rep · 2023
0.70
5
Differential molecular mechanisms of substrate recognition by selenium methyltransferases, INMT and TPMT, in selenium detoxification and excretion.
PMID: 38159853
J Biol Chem · 2024
0.60