Methionine synthase

Details

Name
Methionine synthase
Synonyms
  • 2.1.1.13
  • 5-methyltetrahydrofolate--homocysteine methyltransferase
  • Methionine synthase, vitamin-B12-dependent
  • MS
Gene Name
metH
Organism
Escherichia coli (strain K12)
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0011146|Methionine synthase
MSSKVEQLRAQLNERILVLDGGMGTMIQSYRLNEADFRGERFADWPCDLKGNNDLLVLSK
PEVIAAIHNAYFEAGADIIETNTFNSTTIAMADYQMESLSAEINFAAAKLARACADEWTA
RTPEKPRYVAGVLGPTNRTASISPDVNDPAFRNITFDGLVAAYRESTKALVEGGADLILI
ETVFDTLNAKAAVFAVKTEFEALGVELPIMISGTITDASGRTLSGQTTEAFYNSLRHAEA
LTFGLNCALGPDELRQYVQELSRIAECYVTAHPNAGLPNAFGEYDLDADTMAKQIREWAQ
AGFLNIVGGCCGTTPQHIAAMSRAVEGLAPRKLPEIPVACRLSGLEPLNIGEDSLFVNVG
ERTNVTGSAKFKRLIKEEKYSEALDVARQQVENGAQIIDINMDEGMLDAEAAMVRFLNLI
AGEPDIARVPIMIDSSKWDVIEKGLKCIQGKGIVNSISMKEGVDAFIHHAKLLRRYGAAV
VVMAFDEQGQADTRARKIEICRRAYKILTEEVGFPPEDIIFDPNIFAVATGIEEHNNYAQ
DFIGACEDIKRELPHALISGGVSNVSFSFRGNDPVREAIHAVFLYYAIRNGMDMGIVNAG
QLAIYDDLPAELRDAVEDVILNRRDDGTERLLELAEKYRGSKTDDTANAQQAEWRSWEVN
KRLEYSLVKGITEFIEQDTEEARQQATRPIEVIEGPLMDGMNVVGDLFGEGKMFLPQVVK
SARVMKQAVAYLEPFIEASKEQGKTNGKMVIATVKGDVHDIGKNIVGVVLQCNNYEIVDL
GVMVPAEKILRTAKEVNADLIGLSGLITPSLDEMVNVAKEMERQGFTIPLLIGGATTSKA
HTAVKIEQNYSGPTVYVQNASRTVGVVAALLSDTQRDDFVARTRKEYETVRIQHGRKKPR
TPPVTLEAARDNDFAFDWQAYTPPVAHRLGVQEVEASIETLRNYIDWTPFFMTWSLAGKY
PRILEDEVVGVEAQRLFKDANDMLDKLSAEKTLNPRGVVGLFPANRVGDDIEIYRDETRT
HVINVSHHLRQQTEKTGFANYCLADFVAPKLSGKADYIGAFAVTGGLEEDALADAFEAQH
DDYNKIMVKALADRLAEAFAEYLHERVRKVYWGYAPNENLSNEELIRENYQGIRPAPGYP
ACPEHTEKATIWELLEVEKHTGMKLTESFAMWPGASVSGWYFSHPDSKYYAVAQIQRDQV
EDYARRKGMSVTEVERWLAPNLGYDAD
Number of residues
1227
Molecular Weight
135995.81
Theoretical pI
4.71
GO Classification
Functions
cobalamin binding / methionine synthase activity / protein methyltransferase activity / S-adenosylmethionine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase activity / zinc ion binding
Processes
homocysteine metabolic process / methionine biosynthetic process / protein methylation / tetrahydrofolate interconversion
Components
cytoplasm / cytosol
General Function
Zinc ion binding
Specific Function
Catalyzes the transfer of a methyl group from methyl-cobalamin to homocysteine, yielding enzyme-bound cob(I)alamin and methionine. Subsequently, remethylates the cofactor using methyltetrahydrofolate.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions
Not Available
Cellular Location
Not Available
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0011147|Methionine synthase (metH)
GTGAGCAGCAAAGTGGAACAACTGCGTGCGCAGTTAAATGAACGTATTCTGGTGCTGGAC
GGCGGTATGGGCACCATGATCCAGAGTTATCGACTGAACGAAGCCGATTTTCGTGGTGAA
CGCTTTGCCGACTGGCCATGCGACCTCAAAGGCAACAACGACCTGCTGGTACTCAGTAAA
CCGGAAGTGATCGCCGCTATCCACAACGCCTACTTTGAAGCGGGCGCGGATATCATCGAA
ACCAACACCTTCAACTCCACGACCATTGCGATGGCGGATTACCAGATGGAATCCCTGTCG
GCGGAAATCAACTTTGCGGCGGCGAAACTGGCGCGAGCTTGTGCTGACGAGTGGACCGCG
CGCACGCCAGAGAAACCGCGCTACGTTGCCGGTGTTCTCGGCCCGACCAACCGCACGGCG
TCTATTTCTCCGGACGTCAACGATCCGGCATTTCGTAATATCACTTTTGACGGGCTGGTG
GCGGCTTATCGAGAGTCCACCAAAGCGCTGGTGGAAGGTGGCGCGGATCTGATCCTGATT
GAAACCGTTTTCGACACCCTTAACGCCAAAGCGGCGGTATTTGCGGTGAAAACGGAGTTT
GAAGCGCTGGGCGTTGAGCTGCCGATTATGATCTCCGGCACCATCACCGACGCCTCCGGG
CGCACGCTCTCCGGGCAGACCACCGAAGCATTTTACAACTCATTGCGCCACGCCGAAGCT
CTGACCTTTGGCCTGAACTGTGCGCTGGGGCCCGATGAACTGCGCCAGTACGTGCAGGAG
CTGTCACGGATTGCGGAATGCTACGTCACCGCGCACCCGAACGCCGGGCTACCCAACGCC
TTTGGTGAGTACGATCTCGACGCCGACACGATGGCAAAACAGATACGTGAATGGGCGCAA
GCGGGTTTTCTCAATATCGTCGGCGGCTGCTGTGGCACCACGCCACAACATATTGCAGCG
ATGAGTCGTGCAGTAGAAGGATTAGCGCCGCGCAAACTGCCGGAAATTCCCGTAGCCTGC
CGTTTGTCCGGCCTGGAGCCGCTGAACATTGGCGAAGATAGCCTGTTTGTGAACGTGGGT
GAACGCACCAACGTCACCGGTTCCGCTAAGTTCAAGCGCCTGATCAAAGAAGAGAAATAC
AGCGAGGCGCTGGATGTCGCGCGTCAACAGGTGGAAAACGGCGCGCAGATTATCGATATC
AACATGGATGAAGGGATGCTCGATGCCGAAGCGGCGATGGTGCGTTTTCTCAATCTGATT
GCCGGTGAACCGGATATCGCTCGCGTGCCGATTATGATCGACTCCTCAAAATGGGACGTC
ATTGAAAAAGGTCTGAAGTGTATCCAGGGCAAAGGCATTGTTAACTCTATCTCGATGAAA
GAGGGCGTCGATGCCTTTATCCATCACGCGAAATTGTTGCGTCGCTACGGTGCGGCAGTG
GTGGTAATGGCCTTTGACGAACAGGGACAGGCCGATACTCGCGCACGGAAAATCGAGATT
TGCCGTCGGGCGTACAAAATCCTCACCGAAGAGGTTGGCTTCCCGCCAGAAGATATCATC
TTCGACCCAAACATCTTCGCGGTCGCAACTGGCATTGAAGAGCACAACAACTACGCGCAG
GACTTTATCGGCGCGTGTGAAGACATCAAACGCGAACTGCCGCACGCGCTGATTTCCGGC
GGCGTATCTAACGTTTCTTTCTCGTTCCGTGGCAACGATCCGGTGCGCGAAGCCATTCAC
GCAGTGTTCCTCTACTACGCTATTCGCAATGGCATGGATATGGGGATCGTCAACGCCGGG
CAACTGGCGATTTACGACGACCTACCCGCTGAACTGCGCGACGCGGTGGAAGATGTGATT
CTTAATCGTCGCGACGATGGCACCGAGCGTTTACTGGAGCTTGCCGAGAAATATCGCGGC
AGCAAAACCGACGACACCGCCAACGCCCAGCAGGCGGAGTGGCGCTCGTGGGAAGTGAAT
AAACGTCTGGAATACTCGCTGGTCAAAGGCATTACCGAGTTTATCGAGCAGGATACCGAA
GAAGCCCGCCAGCAGGCTACGCGCCCGATTGAAGTGATTGAAGGCCCGTTGATGGACGGC
ATGAATGTGGTCGGCGACCTGTTTGGCGAAGGGAAAATGTTCCTGCCACAGGTGGTCAAA
TCGGCGCGCGTCATGAAACAGGCGGTGGCCTACCTCGAACCGTTTATTGAAGCCAGCAAA
GAGCAGGGCAAAACCAACGGCAAGATGGTGATCGCCACCGTGAAGGGCGACGTCCACGAC
ATCGGTAAAAATATCGTTGGTGTGGTGCTGCAATGTAACAACTACGAAATTGTCGATCTC
GGCGTTATGGTGCCTGCGGAAAAAATTCTCCGTACCGCTAAAGAAGTGAATGCTGATCTG
ATTGGCCTTTCGGGGCTTATCACGCCGTCGCTGGACGAGATGGTTAACGTGGCGAAAGAG
ATGGAGCGTCAGGGCTTCACTATTCCGTTACTGATTGGCGGCGCGACGACCTCAAAAGCG
CACACGGCGGTGAAAATCGAGCAGAACTACAGCGGCCCGACGGTGTATGTGCAGAATGCC
TCGCGTACCGTTGGTGTGGTGGCGGCGCTGCTTTCCGATACCCAGCGTGATGATTTTGTC
GCTCGTACCCGCAAGGAGTACGAAACCGTACGTATTCAGCACGGGCGCAAGAAACCGCGC
ACACCACCGGTCACGCTGGAAGCGGCGCGCGATAACGATTTCGCTTTTGACTGGCAGGCT
TACACGCCGCCGGTGGCGCACCGTCTCGGCGTGCAGGAAGTCGAAGCCAGCATCGAAACG
CTGCGTAATTACATCGACTGGACACCGTTCTTTATGACCTGGTCGCTGGCCGGGAAGTAT
CCGCGCATTCTGGAAGATGAAGTGGTGGGCGTTGAGGCGCAGCGGCTGTTTAAAGACGCC
AACGACATGCTGGATAAATTAAGCGCCGAGAAAACGCTGAATCCGCGTGGCGTGGTGGGC
CTGTTCCCGGCAAACCGTGTGGGCGATGACATTGAAATCTACCGTGACGAAACGCGTACC
CATGTGATCAACGTCAGCCACCATCTGCGTCAACAGACCGAAAAAACAGGCTTCGCTAAC
TACTGTCTCGCTGACTTCGTTGCGCCGAAGCTTTCTGGTAAAGCAGATTACATCGGCGCA
TTTGCCGTGACTGGCGGGCTGGAAGAGGACGCACTGGCTGATGCCTTTGAAGCGCAGCAC
GATGATTACAACAAAATCATGGTGAAAGCGCTTGCCGACCGTTTAGCCGAAGCCTTTGCG
GAGTATCTCCATGAGCGTGTGCGTAAAGTCTACTGGGGCTATGCGCCGAACGAGAACCTC
AGCAACGAAGAGCTGATCCGCGAAAACTACCAGGGCATCCGTCCGGCACCGGGCTATCCG
GCCTGCCCGGAACATACGGAAAAAGCCACCATCTGGGAGCTGCTGGAAGTGGAAAAACAC
ACTGGCATGAAACTCACAGAATCTTTCGCCATGTGGCCCGGTGCATCGGTTTCGGGTTGG
TACTTCAGCCACCCGGACAGCAAGTACTACGCTGTAGCACAAATTCAGCGCGATCAGGTT
GAAGATTATGCCCGCCGTAAAGGTATGAGCGTTACCGAAGTTGAGCGCTGGCTGGCACCG
AATCTGGGGTATGACGCGGACTGA
Chromosome Location
Not Available
Locus
Not Available
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDP13009
UniProtKB Entry NameMETH_ECOLI
GenBank Protein ID581135
GenBank Gene IDX16584
General References
  1. Old IG, Margarita D, Glass RE, Saint Girons I: Nucleotide sequence of the metH gene of Escherichia coli K-12 and comparison with that of Salmonella typhimurium LT2. Gene. 1990 Mar 1;87(1):15-21. [Article]
  2. Banerjee RV, Johnston NL, Sobeski JK, Datta P, Matthews RG: Cloning and sequence analysis of the Escherichia coli metH gene encoding cobalamin-dependent methionine synthase and isolation of a tryptic fragment containing the cobalamin-binding domain. J Biol Chem. 1989 Aug 15;264(23):13888-95. [Article]
  3. Drummond JT, Loo RR, Matthews RG: Electrospray mass spectrometric analysis of the domains of a large enzyme: observation of the occupied cobalamin-binding domain and redefinition of the carboxyl terminus of methionine synthase. Biochemistry. 1993 Sep 14;32(36):9282-9. [Article]
  4. Blattner FR, Burland V, Plunkett G 3rd, Sofia HJ, Daniels DL: Analysis of the Escherichia coli genome. IV. DNA sequence of the region from 89.2 to 92.8 minutes. Nucleic Acids Res. 1993 Nov 25;21(23):5408-17. [Article]
  5. Blattner FR, Plunkett G 3rd, Bloch CA, Perna NT, Burland V, Riley M, Collado-Vides J, Glasner JD, Rode CK, Mayhew GF, Gregor J, Davis NW, Kirkpatrick HA, Goeden MA, Rose DJ, Mau B, Shao Y: The complete genome sequence of Escherichia coli K-12. Science. 1997 Sep 5;277(5331):1453-62. [Article]
  6. Hayashi K, Morooka N, Yamamoto Y, Fujita K, Isono K, Choi S, Ohtsubo E, Baba T, Wanner BL, Mori H, Horiuchi T: Highly accurate genome sequences of Escherichia coli K-12 strains MG1655 and W3110. Mol Syst Biol. 2006;2:2006.0007. Epub 2006 Feb 21. [Article]
  7. Goulding CW, Postigo D, Matthews RG: Cobalamin-dependent methionine synthase is a modular protein with distinct regions for binding homocysteine, methyltetrahydrofolate, cobalamin, and adenosylmethionine. Biochemistry. 1997 Jul 1;36(26):8082-91. [Article]
  8. Luschinsky CL, Drummond JT, Matthews RG, Ludwig ML: Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction studies of the cobalamin-binding domain of methionine synthase from Escherichia coli. J Mol Biol. 1992 May 20;225(2):557-60. [Article]
  9. Jarrett JT, Amaratunga M, Drennan CL, Scholten JD, Sands RH, Ludwig ML, Matthews RG: Mutations in the B12-binding region of methionine synthase: how the protein controls methylcobalamin reactivity. Biochemistry. 1996 Feb 20;35(7):2464-75. [Article]
  10. Goulding CW, Matthews RG: Cobalamin-dependent methionine synthase from Escherichia coli: involvement of zinc in homocysteine activation. Biochemistry. 1997 Dec 16;36(50):15749-57. [Article]
  11. VanBogelen RA, Abshire KZ, Moldover B, Olson ER, Neidhardt FC: Escherichia coli proteome analysis using the gene-protein database. Electrophoresis. 1997 Aug;18(8):1243-51. [Article]
  12. Peariso K, Zhou ZS, Smith AE, Matthews RG, Penner-Hahn JE: Characterization of the zinc sites in cobalamin-independent and cobalamin-dependent methionine synthase using zinc and selenium X-ray absorption spectroscopy. Biochemistry. 2001 Jan 30;40(4):987-93. [Article]
  13. Matthews RG: Cobalamin-dependent methyltransferases. Acc Chem Res. 2001 Aug;34(8):681-9. [Article]
  14. Drennan CL, Huang S, Drummond JT, Matthews RG, Lidwig ML: How a protein binds B12: A 3.0 A X-ray structure of B12-binding domains of methionine synthase. Science. 1994 Dec 9;266(5191):1669-74. [Article]
  15. Dixon MM, Huang S, Matthews RG, Ludwig M: The structure of the C-terminal domain of methionine synthase: presenting S-adenosylmethionine for reductive methylation of B12. Structure. 1996 Nov 15;4(11):1263-75. [Article]
  16. Bandarian V, Pattridge KA, Lennon BW, Huddler DP, Matthews RG, Ludwig ML: Domain alternation switches B(12)-dependent methionine synthase to the activation conformation. Nat Struct Biol. 2002 Jan;9(1):53-6. [Article]

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