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