Melatonin gene

[Avinash]

Hi !!!
could anyone pl. suggest if melatonin gene is sequenced yet.. or if not why??? Thanks

 

[spuriousmonkey]

depends on the species.

 

[Avinash]

Melotonin gene - species

Hi ... thanks !!!
I was looking for Human melotonin gene sequence

 

[Avinash]

Melatonin gene - Human

Can someone pl. let me know about the sequence of human melotonin gene or in any phototrophic bacteria

 

[draqon]

black, white, grey

different colors, same mind

 

[spuriousmonkey]

I can only see sequences of melatonin receptors on pubmed.


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?CMD=search&DB=gene

 

[Avinash]

melatonin again - how to interpret

thank u.. how to interpret it.. what cud be the possible reason why its not found yet.. is that like a cluster of genes which synthesizes melatonin or????

 

[Hercules Rockefeller]

There is no gene for melatonin because it is not a protein.

Melatonin is produced from a precursor (tryptophan) by the enzyme 5-hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase (for which there will be a gene).