CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Formyl transferase, N-terminal domain
Functional Family Methionyl-tRNA formyltransferase

Enzyme Information

2.1.2.9
Methionyl-tRNA formyltransferase.
based on mapping to UniProt P23882
10-formyltetrahydrofolate + L-methionyl-tRNA(fMet) = tetrahydrofolate + N-formylmethionyl-tRNA(fMet).

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P23882
FMT_ECOLI
Escherichia coli K-12
Methionyl-tRNA formyltransferase

PDB Structure

PDB 2FMT
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Crystal structure of methionyl-tRNAfMet transformylase complexed with the initiator formyl-methionyl-tRNAfMet.
Schmitt, E., Panvert, M., Blanquet, S., Mechulam, Y.
EMBO J.