metr-1

Caenorhabditis elegans

Predicted to enable methionine synthase activity. Predicted to be involved in homocysteine metabolic process; methionine biosynthetic process; and tetrahydrofolate metabolic process. Predicted to be located in cytosol. Used to study type 2 diabetes mellitus. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including IgA glomerulonephritis; autistic disorder; and hematologic cancer (multiple). Is an ortholog of human MTR (5-methyltetrahydrofolate-homocysteine methyltransferase).