Identification
BMDB Protein ID BMDBP01057
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • BMDBP03045
Name Betaine--homocysteine S-methyltransferase 1
Synonyms Not Available
Gene Name BHMT
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Amino acid transport and metabolism
Specific Function Involved 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 (By similarity).
Pathways
  • Amine and polyamine degradation
  • Amino-acid biosynthesis
  • Betaine degradation
  • L-methionine biosynthesis via de novo pathway
  • L-methionine from L-homocysteine (BhmT route): step 1/1
  • Sarcosine from betaine: step 1/2.
Reactions
Betaine + Homocysteine → Dimethylglycine + L-Methionine details
L-Cystathionine → Homocysteine details
GO Classification Not Available
Cellular Location Not Available
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 10
Locus Not Available
SNPs BHMT
Gene Sequence
>1224 bp
ATGGCACCGGCTGGGGGCAAAAATGTCAAGAAGGGCATCCTAGAACGGCTAAACTCTGGA
GAGGTCATCATCGGAGACGGAGGGTTTGTCTTTGCGCTGGAGAAGAGGGGCTACGTGAAG
GCAGGGCCCTGGACCCCAGAAGCTGCTGTGGAACACCCAGAAGCAGTTCGCCAACTTCAT
CGAGAGTTCCTCAGAGCTGGCTCGAATGTCATGCAGACCTTCACCTTCTATGCCAGTGAA
GACAAGCTGGAGAACAGGGGGAACTATGTTGCAGAGAAAATATCCGGGCAGAAAGTCAAT
GAAGCCGCTTGTGACATTGCCCGGCAAGTGGCTGATGAAGGAGATGCTTTGGTAGCAGGG
GGTGTGAGCCAGACACCTTCGTACCTTAGCTGCAAGAGCGAAACTGAAGTCAAAAAAGTC
TTTCAGCAACAGTTAGAGGTCTTCGTAAAGAAGAACGTGGACTTCTTGATCGCAGAGTAT
TTTGAACATGTTGAAGAGGCTGTATGGGCAGTTGAAGCCTTGAAAGCATCAGGGAAACCA
GTGGCGGCAACTATGTGCATCGGCCCAGAGGGAGACTTGCACAGCGTGACCCCTGGCGAG
TGTGCAGTGCGCCTGGTTAAAGCAGGAGCTTCCATCGTGGGGGTAAACTGCCATTTTGAC
CCCACAATTAGCTTACAGACAGTGAAGCTCATGAAAGAAGGCTTGGAGGCTGCCGGACTG
AAAGCCCACCTCATGAGCCAGCCCTTGGCCTACCACACTCCTGACTGCGGCAAGCAGGGG
TTTATTGACCTGCCAGAATTCCCCTTTGGACTGGAACCCAGAGTTGCAACCAGATGGGAT
ATTCAAAAGTATGCCAGAGAGGCCTACAACCTGGGGGTCAGGTACATAGGTGGGTGCTGT
GGATTTGAACCCTACCACATCAGGGCAATTGCAGAGGAGCTGGCTCCGGAGAGGGGATTT
TTGCCACTGGCTTCAGAAAAACATGGCAGCTGGGGAAGTGGTTTGGATATGCACACCAAA
CCCTGGATTAGAGCCAGGGCCAGGAAGGAATACTGGGAGAATCTTCAGATAGCCTCGGGC
AGGCCGTACAACCCTTCCATGTCAAAGCCGGACGCCTGGGGAGTGACCAAAGGAACAGCC
GAGCTTATGCAGCAGAAGGAAGCCACAACGGAGCAGCAGCTGAGAGAGCTCTTCGAAAAA
CAGAAGTTCAAGTCTGCACAGTAG
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 407
Molecular Weight 44878.0
Theoretical pI 6.84
Pfam Domain Function Not Available
Signals
  • None
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Betaine--homocysteine S-methyltransferase 1
MAPAGGKNVKKGILERLNSGEVIIGDGGFVFALEKRGYVKAGPWTPEAAVEHPEAVRQLH
REFLRAGSNVMQTFTFYASEDKLENRGNYVAEKISGQKVNEAACDIARQVADEGDALVAG
GVSQTPSYLSCKSETEVKKVFQQQLEVFVKKNVDFLIAEYFEHVEEAVWAVEALKASGKP
VAATMCIGPEGDLHSVTPGECAVRLVKAGASIVGVNCHFDPTISLQTVKLMKEGLEAAGL
KAHLMSQPLAYHTPDCGKQGFIDLPEFPFGLEPRVATRWDIQKYAREAYNLGVRYIGGCC
GFEPYHIRAIAEELAPERGFLPLASEKHGSWGSGLDMHTKPWIRARARKEYWENLQIASG
RPYNPSMSKPDAWGVTKGTAELMQQKEATTEQQLRELFEKQKFKSAQ
GenBank ID Protein AAW39034.1
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q5I597
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name BHMT1_BOVIN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID AY854632
GeneCard ID BHMT
GenAtlas ID Not Available
HGNC ID Not Available
References
General References Not Available