Betaine--homocysteine S-methyltransferase 1

NameBetaine--homocysteine S-methyltransferase 1
Synonyms
  • 2.1.1.5
Gene NameBHMT
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016225|Betaine--homocysteine S-methyltransferase 1
MPPVGGKKAKKGILERLNAGEIVIGDGGFVFALEKRGYVKAGPWTPEAAVEHPEAVRQLH
REFLRAGSNVMQTFTFYASEDKLENRGNYVLEKISGQEVNEAACDIARQVADEGDALVAG
GVSQTPSYLSCKSETEVKKVFLQQLEVFMKKNVDFLIAEYFEHVEEAVWAVETLIASGKP
VAATMCIGPEGDLHGVPPGECAVRLVKAGASIIGVNCHFDPTISLKTVKLMKEGLEAARL
KAHLMSQPLAYHTPDCNKQGFIDLPEFPFGLEPRVATRWDIQKYAREAYNLGVRYIGGCC
GFEPYHIRAIAEELAPERGFLPPASEKHGSWGSGLDMHTKPWVRARARKEYWENLRIASG
RPYNPSMSKPDGWGVTKGTAELMQQKEATTEQQLKELFEKQKFKSQ
Number of residues406
Molecular Weight44998.205
Theoretical pI6.85
GO Classification
Functions
  • S-adenosylmethionine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase activity
  • betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase activity
  • zinc ion binding
Processes
  • sulfur amino acid metabolic process
  • protein methylation
  • L-methionine salvage
  • S-methylmethionine cycle
  • amino-acid betaine catabolic process
  • amino-acid betaine metabolic process
  • regulation of homocysteine metabolic process
  • cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process
  • small molecule metabolic process
Components
  • cytoplasm
  • cytosol
  • extracellular exosome
General FunctionZinc ion binding
Specific FunctionInvolved in the regulation of homocysteine metabolism. Converts betaine and homocysteine to dimethylglycine and methionine, respectively. This reaction is also required for the irreversible oxidation of choline.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID1522683
UniProtKB IDQ93088
UniProtKB Entry NameBHMT1_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016226|Betaine--homocysteine S-methyltransferase 1 (BHMT)
ATGCCACCCGTTGGGGGCAAAAAGGCCAAGAAGGGCATCCTAGAACGTTTAAATGCTGGA
GAGATTGTGATTGGAGATGGAGGGTTTGTCTTTGCACTGGAGAAGAGGGGCTACGTAAAG
GCAGGACCCTGGACTCCTGAAGCTGCTGTGGAGCACCCAGAAGCAGTTCGCCAGCTTCAT
CGAGAGTTCCTCAGAGCTGGCTCAAACGTCATGCAGACCTTCACCTTCTATGCGAGTGAA
GACAAGCTGGAGAACAGGGGCAACTATGTCTTAGAGAAGATATCTGGGCAGGAAGTCAAT
GAAGCTGCTTGCGACATCGCCCGACAAGTGGCTGATGAAGGAGATGCTTTGGTAGCAGGA
GGAGTGAGTCAGACACCTTCATACCTTAGCTGCAAGAGTGAAACTGAAGTCAAAAAAGTA
TTTCTGCAACAGTTAGAGGTCTTTATGAAGAAGAACGTGGACTTCTTGATTGCAGAGTAT
TTTGAACACGTTGAAGAAGCTGTGTGGGCAGTTGAAACCTTGATAGCATCCGGTAAACCT
GTGGCAGCAACCATGTGCATTGGCCCAGAAGGAGATTTGCATGGCGTGCCCCCCGGCGAG
TGTGCAGTGCGCCTGGTGAAAGCAGGAGCATCCATCATTGGTGTGAACTGCCACTTTGAC
CCCACCATTAGTTTAAAAACAGTGAAGCTCATGAAGGAGGGCTTGGAGGCTGCCCGACTG
AAAGCTCACCTGATGAGCCAGCCCTTGGCTTACCACACTCCTGACTGCAACAAGCAGGGA
TTCATCGATCTCCCAGAATTCCCATTTGGACTGGAACCCAGAGTTGCCACCAGATGGGAT
ATTCAAAAATACGCCAGAGAGGCCTACAACCTGGGGGTCAGGTACATTGGCGGGTGCTGT
GGATTTGAGCCCTACCACATCAGGGCAATTGCAGAGGAGCTGGCCCCAGAAAGGGGCTTT
TTGCCACCAGCTTCAGAAAAACATGGCAGCTGGGGAAGTGGTTTGGACATGCACACCAAA
CCCTGGGTTAGAGCAAGGGCCAGGAAGGAATACTGGGAGAATCTTCGGATAGCCTCAGGC
CGGCCATACAACCCTTCAATGTCAAAGCCAGATGGCTGGGGAGTGACCAAAGGAACAGCC
GAGCTGATGCAGCAGAAAGAAGCCACAACTGAGCAGCAGCTGAAAGAGCTCTTTGAAAAA
CAAAAATTCAAATCACAGTAG
GenBank Gene IDU50929
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDBHMT
HGNC IDHGNC:1047
Chromosome Location5
Locus5q13.1-q15
References
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