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CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Vaccinia Virus protein VP39
Functional Family Glycine N-methyltransferase

Enzyme Information

2.1.1.20
Glycine N-methyltransferase.
based on mapping to UniProt P13255
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + glycine = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + sarcosine.
-!- Thought to play an important role in the regulation of methyl group metabolism in the liver and pancreas by regulating the ratio between S-adenosyl-L-methionine and S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine. -!- Inhibited by 5-methyltetrahydrofolate pentaglutamate. -!- Sarcosine, which has no physiological role, is converted back into glycine by the action of EC 1.5.8.3.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P13255
GNMT_RAT
Rattus norvegicus
Glycine N-methyltransferase

PDB Structure

PDB 3THR
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Differences in folate-protein interactions result in differing inhibition of native rat liver and recombinant glycine N-methyltransferase by 5-methyltetrahydrofolate.
Luka, Z., Pakhomova, S., Loukachevitch, L.V., Newcomer, M.E., Wagner, C.
Biochim.Biophys.Acta
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