Names & Taxonomy
- Uniprot ID:
- B2RCQ6
- Entry Name:
- B2RCQ6_HUMAN
- Status:
- unreviewed
- Protein Names:
- cDNA, FLJ96222, highly similar to Homo sapiens betaine-homocysteine methyltransferase (BHMT), mRNA
- Organism:
- Homo sapiens (Human)
Structure
- Length:
- 406
- Sequence:
- MPPVGGKKAKKGILERLNAGEIVIGDGGFVFALEKRGYVKAGPWTPEAAVEHPEAVRQLHREFLRAGSNVMQTFTFYASEDKLENRGNYVLEKISGQEVNEAACDIARQVADEGDALVAGGVSQTPSYLSCKSETEVKKVFLQQLEVFMKKNVDFLIAEYFEHVEEAVWAVETLIASGKPVAATMCIGPEGDLHGVPPGECAVRLVKAGASIIGVNCHFDPTISLKTVKLMKEGLEAARLKAHLMSQPLAYHTPDCNKQGFIDLPEFPFGLEPRVATRRDIQKYAREAYNLGVRYIGGCCGFEPYHIRAIAEELAPERGFLPPASEKHGSWGSGLDMHTKPWVRARARKEYWENLRIASGRPYNPSMSKPDGWGVTKGTAELMQQKEATTEQQLKELFEKQKFKSQ
Function
- Function:
- Involved in the regulation of homocysteine metabolism.
- Pathway:
- Amino-acid biosynthesis; L-methionine biosynthesis via de novo pathway; L-methionine from L-homocysteine (BhmT route): step 1/1.
- Cofactor:
- COFACTOR: Name=Zn(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29105;
- Gene Ontology Go:
- cytoplasm
betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase activity
zinc ion binding
methionine biosynthetic process - Gene Ontology Biological Process:
- methionine biosynthetic process
- Gene Ontology Molecular Function:
- betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase activity
zinc ion binding - Gene Ontology Cellular Component:
- cytoplasm
- Keywords:
- Metal-binding
Methyltransferase
Transferase
Zinc