HEMK1

Gene

HemK methyltransferase 1, mitochondrial release factors N(5)-glutamine

HGNCHGNC:24923 EnsemblENSG00000114735 NCBI Gene51409

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 3p21.31

Also known as

Symbols and names change; identity (the HGNC ID) does not. Previous and alternative forms are kept distinct.

Also known asMTQ1

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Alias symbolsMTQ1

Previous namesHemK methyltransferase family member 1

Alias namesMTRF1L release factor glutamine methyltransferase

Associated diseases

via associated_with

Diseases linked to this gene through the canonical GENE→DISEASE (associated_with) relation, drawn from Open Targets' top-ranked associations by overall score — not the full association set. Disease-level detail lives on each disease's own page.

Major depressive disorder

Alzheimer's Disease

Radiculopathy

Drawn from Open Targets’ top 10 associations by overall score for this gene — the subset resolved to a canonical disease. Lower-ranked associations, and diseases not yet canonicalised, are not shown.

Gene family

HGNC gene-group membership.

Glutamine methyltransferases7BS protein glutamine methyltransferases

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2025-01-17.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.