| EC |
2.1.1.59 |
| Accepted name: |
[cytochrome c]-lysine N-methyltransferase |
| Reaction: |
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + [cytochrome c]-L-lysine = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + [cytochrome c]-N6-methyl-L-lysine |
| Other name(s): |
cytochrome c (lysine) methyltransferase; cytochrome c methyltransferase; cytochrome c-specific protein methylase III; cytochrome c-specific protein-lysine methyltransferase; S-adenosyl-L-methionine:[cytochrome c]-L-lysine 6-N-methyltransferase |
| Systematic name: |
S-adenosyl-L-methionine:[cytochrome c]-L-lysine N6-methyltransferase |
| Comments: |
One of a group of enzymes methylating proteins; see also EC 2.1.1.43 histone-lysine N-methyltransferase and EC 2.1.1.60 calmodulin-lysine N-methyltransferase. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 82047-78-7 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Durban, E., Nochumson, S., Kim, S. and Paik, W.K. Cytochrome c-specific protein-lysine methyltransferase from Neurospora crassa. Purification, characterization, and substrate requirements. J. Biol. Chem. 253 (1978) 1427–1435. [PMID: 203592] |
| 2. |
Nochumson, S., Durban, E., Sangduk, K. and Paik, W.K. Cytochrome c-specific protein methylase III from Neurospora crassa. Biochem. J. 165 (1977) 11–18. [PMID: 196592] |
| 3. |
Valentine, J. and Pettigrew, G.W. A cytochrome c methyltransferase from Crithidia oncopelti. Biochem. J. 201 (1982) 329–338. [PMID: 6282265] |
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