LIS - Legume Information System
Information about legume traits for crop improvement
CicerMine
v5.1.0.3
Cicer data from the Legume Information System
v5.1.0.3
Cicer data from the Legume Information System
| Type | Domain |
| Description | Synonym(s): 6-O-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase, O-6-methylguanine-DNA-alkyltransferaseThe repair of DNA containing O6-alkylated guanine is carried out by DNA-[protein]-cysteine S-methyltransferase ( ). The major mutagenic and carcinogenic effect of methylating agents in DNA is the formation of O6-alkylguanine. The alkyl group at the O-6 position is transferred to a cysteine residue in theenzyme [ ]. This is a suicide reaction since the enzyme is irreversibly inactivatedand the methylated protein accumulates as a dead-end product. Most, but not all of the methyltransferases are also able to repair O-4-methylthymine. DNA-[protein]-cysteine S-methyltransferases are widely distributed and are found in various prokaryotic and eukaryotic sources [ ].This group of proteins are characterised by having an N-terminal ribonuclease-like domain associated with 6-O-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase activity ( ). |
| Short Name | MethylG_MeTrfase_N |
