MTHFR, MTHFR


5-methyltetrahydrofolate-homocysteine methyltransferase


Gene Expression


Table 1. MTR expression overview from human protein atlas database.

ENSEMBL Tissue Protein mRNA
ENSG00000116984 breast High 14.3
ENSG00000116984 bronchus High NA
ENSG00000116984 skeletal muscle High 5.6
ENSG00000116984 soft tissue High NA
ENSG00000116984 thyroid gland High 30.8
ENSG00000116984 appendix Low 15.3
ENSG00000116984 caudate Low NA
ENSG00000116984 cerebellum Low NA
ENSG00000116984 cerebral cortex Low 12.7
ENSG00000116984 cervix, uterine Low 19.7
ENSG00000116984 endometrium Low 23.9
ENSG00000116984 hippocampus Low NA
ENSG00000116984 oral mucosa Low NA
ENSG00000116984 ovary Low 25.1
ENSG00000116984 placenta Low 21.1
ENSG00000116984 salivary gland Low 3.7
ENSG00000116984 skin Low 16.4
ENSG00000116984 soft tissue Low NA
ENSG00000116984 stomach Low 9.0
ENSG00000116984 testis Low 24.3
ENSG00000116984 vagina Low NA
ENSG00000116984 adrenal gland Medium 11.6
ENSG00000116984 appendix Medium 15.3
ENSG00000116984 bone marrow Medium 5.0
ENSG00000116984 breast Medium 14.3
ENSG00000116984 cerebral cortex Medium 12.7
ENSG00000116984 colon Medium 8.2
ENSG00000116984 duodenum Medium 7.3
ENSG00000116984 endometrium Medium 23.9
ENSG00000116984 epididymis Medium 21.8
ENSG00000116984 esophagus Medium 7.4
ENSG00000116984 fallopian tube Medium 21.2
ENSG00000116984 gallbladder Medium 20.6
ENSG00000116984 kidney Medium 17.3
ENSG00000116984 lung Medium 14.6
ENSG00000116984 nasopharynx Medium NA
ENSG00000116984 ovary Medium 25.1
ENSG00000116984 pancreas Medium 3.0
ENSG00000116984 parathyroid gland Medium 35.7
ENSG00000116984 rectum Medium 8.8
ENSG00000116984 seminal vesicle Medium 17.0
ENSG00000116984 skin Medium 16.4
ENSG00000116984 small intestine Medium 8.0
ENSG00000116984 testis Medium 24.3
ENSG00000116984 tonsil Medium 12.1
ENSG00000116984 urinary bladder Medium 15.0
ENSG00000116984 adipose tissue Not detected 12.1
ENSG00000116984 breast Not detected 14.3
ENSG00000116984 cerebral cortex Not detected 12.7
ENSG00000116984 cervix, uterine Not detected 19.7
ENSG00000116984 heart muscle Not detected 11.2
ENSG00000116984 liver Not detected 3.6
ENSG00000116984 lung Not detected 14.6
ENSG00000116984 lymph node Not detected 14.2
ENSG00000116984 placenta Not detected 21.1
ENSG00000116984 prostate Not detected 16.4
ENSG00000116984 skin Not detected 16.4
ENSG00000116984 smooth muscle Not detected 16.6
ENSG00000116984 spleen Not detected 20.8
ENSG00000116984 stomach Not detected 9.0