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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.
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.
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.
-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.
-Last update: June 1994 / Text revised.
[ 1] Horikawa S., Sasuga J., Shimizu K., Ozasa H., Tsukada K.
J. Biol. Chem. 265:13683-13686(1990).