PAM
LOCUS ID5066
GENE_SYMBOLPAM
GENE NAMEpeptidylglycine alpha-amidating monooxygenase
SYNONYMNSPAL,PHM
CHROMOSOME5
HOMOLOGENE ID37369
GENE SUMMARY
This gene encodes a multifunctional protein. The encoded preproprotein is proteolytically processed to generate the mature enzyme. This enzyme includes two domains with distinct catalytic activities, a peptidylglycine alpha-hydroxylating monooxygenase (PHM) domain and a peptidyl-alpha-hydroxyglycine alpha-amidating lyase (PAL) domain. These catalytic domains work sequentially to catalyze the conversion of neuroendocrine peptides to active alpha-amidated products. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants, at least one of which encodes an isoform that is proteolytically processed. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2016]