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Mgmt Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Mgmt
  • Name
    O-6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase
  • Synonyms
    Agat, AGT
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:96977
    NCBI Gene: 17314
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    3 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr7:136496343-136731995 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 7, 82.07 cM
  • Mapping Data
    10 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    6726 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • RFLP
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_96977
 protein coding gene Chr7:136496315-136732001 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200041695
 protein coding gene Chr7:123051730-123287398 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195036055
 protein coding gene Chr7:127522316-127757983 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220015531
 protein coding gene Chr7:120983526-121219725 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180031690
 protein coding gene Chr7:124226128-124461798 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175033059
 protein coding gene Chr7:124954469-125190140 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215043001
 protein coding gene Chr7:124217048-124452711 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0030604
 protein coding gene Chr7:139041353-139274000 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005046345
 protein coding gene Chr7:127527666-127766450 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210027522
 protein coding gene Chr7:124718798-124955235 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185023766
 protein coding gene Chr7:129011873-129248309 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205042539
 protein coding gene Chr7:124681882-124917541 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000010457
 protein coding gene Chr7:134081345-134320304 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230036482
 protein coding gene Chr7:135155396-135391045 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190021565
 protein coding gene Chr7:124830863-125066524 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225050286
 protein coding gene Chr7:133385940-133622376 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010040319
 protein coding gene Chr7:123237066-123475459 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010037999
 protein coding gene Chr7:124542905-124777673 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005031864
 protein coding gene Chr7:125533702-125769870 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    MGMT, O-6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    MGMT, O-6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 4255
    UniProt: P16455

  • Chr Location
    10q26.3; chr10:129466679-129770983 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    12 with human MGMT associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    8 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 3 genetic backgrounds
    3 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    35 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Mice homozygous for targeted knock-out mutations of this gene display increased sensitivity to various alkylating agents.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    25
  • GO References
    13
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    605
  • Tissues
    4
  • cDNA Data
    21
  • Literature Summary
    1
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000054612 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 235653 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000081510 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2894 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000080224 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 211 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      2 Sequences
    • Protein Ontology
      PR:000010388 methylated-DNA--protein-cysteine methyltransferase
      (term hierarchy)
    • EC
      2.1.1.63
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR036217 Methylated DNA-protein cysteine methyltransferase, DNA binding domain
      IPR036631 Methylated DNA-protein cysteine methyltransferase domain superfamily
      IPR001497 Methylated-DNA-[protein]-cysteine S-methyltransferase, active site
      IPR014048 Methylated-DNA-[protein]-cysteine S-methyltransferase, DNA binding
      IPR008332 Methylguanine DNA methyltransferase, ribonuclease-like domain
      IPR036388 Winged helix-like DNA-binding domain superfamily
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 27
      Genomic 6
      cDNA 21

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-1181, MGD-MRK-12222, MGI:2141895, MGI:87956
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 97
      Developmental Gene Expression 1
      Gene Ontology 13
      Phenotypes 35
    • Earliest
      J:519 Rouleau J, et al., The mouse DNA methyltransferase 5'-region. A unique housekeeping gene promoter. J Biol Chem. 1992 Apr 15;267(11):7368-77
    • Latest
      J:389885 Pribyl LJ, et al., Persistent interferon signaling and clonal expansion mark early events in DNA methylation damage-induced liver cancer. NAR Cancer. 2026 Jun;8(2):zcag014
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    Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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    09/01/2026
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