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- * S-adenosylmethionine synthetase signatures *
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- S-adenosylmethionine synthetase (EC 2.5.1.6) is the enzyme that catalyzes the
- formation of S-adenosylmethionine (AdoMet) from methionine and ATP [1]. AdoMet
- is an important methyl donor for transmethylation and is also the propylamino
- donor in polyamine biosynthesis.
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- Two isozyme of AdoMet synthetase have been found in Escherichia coli (genes
- metK and metX) as well as in budding yeast (genes SAM1 and SAM2) and in
- plants. In mammals, there are three distinct forms designated as alpha, beta
- and gamma. The alpha and beta forms are only expressed in adult liver, while
- the gamma form is expressed in all other tissues.
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- The sequence of AdoMet synthetase is highly conserved throughout isozymes and
- species. We selected two signature patterns for this type of enzyme; the first
- is a hexapeptide which seems to be involved in ATP-binding; the second is an
- almost perfectly conserved glycine-rich nonapeptide.
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- -Consensus pattern: G-A-G-D-Q-G
- -Sequences known to belong to this class detected by the pattern: ALL.
- -Other sequence(s) detected in SWISS-PROT: NONE.
-
- -Consensus pattern: G-G-G-A-F-S-x-K-D
- -Sequences known to belong to this class detected by the pattern: ALL.
- -Other sequence(s) detected in SWISS-PROT: NONE.
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- -Last update: June 1994 / Text revised.
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- [ 1] Horikawa S., Sasuga J., Shimizu K., Ozasa H., Tsukada K.
- J. Biol. Chem. 265:13683-13686(1990).
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