Summary: CheR methyltransferase, all-alpha domain
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| protein-glutamate O-methyltransferase | |||||||||
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| EC number | 2.1.1.80 | ||||||||
| CAS number | 9055-09-8 | ||||||||
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| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / EGO | ||||||||
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| CheR methyltransferase, all-alpha domain | |||||||||
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| chemotaxis receptor recognition by protein methyltransferase cher | |||||||||
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| Symbol | CheR_N | ||||||||
| Pfam | PF03705 | ||||||||
| InterPro | IPR022641 | ||||||||
| SCOP | 1af7 | ||||||||
| SUPERFAMILY | 1af7 | ||||||||
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| CheR methyltransferase, SAM binding domain | |||||||||
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| chemotaxis receptor recognition by protein methyltransferase cher | |||||||||
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| Symbol | CheR | ||||||||
| Pfam | PF01739 | ||||||||
| Pfam clan | CL0063 | ||||||||
| InterPro | IPR022642 | ||||||||
| SCOP | 1af7 | ||||||||
| SUPERFAMILY | 1af7 | ||||||||
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In enzymology, a protein-glutamate O-methyltransferase (EC 2.1.1.80) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- S-adenosyl-L-methionine + protein L-glutamate
S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + protein L-glutamate methyl ester
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are S-adenosyl methionine and protein L-glutamic acid, whereas its two products are S-adenosylhomocysteine and protein L-glutamate methyl ester.
This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those transferring one-carbon group methyltransferases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is S-adenosyl-L-methionine:protein-L-glutamate O-methyltransferase. Other names in common use include methyl-accepting chemotaxis protein O-methyltransferase, S-adenosylmethionine-glutamyl methyltransferase, methyl-accepting chemotaxis protein methyltransferase II, S-adenosylmethionine:protein-carboxyl O-methyltransferase, protein methylase II, MCP methyltransferase I, MCP methyltransferase II, protein O-methyltransferase, protein(aspartate)methyltransferase, protein(carboxyl)methyltransferase, protein carboxyl-methylase, protein carboxyl-O-methyltransferase, protein carboxylmethyltransferase II, protein carboxymethylase, protein carboxymethyltransferase, and protein methyltransferase II. This enzyme participates in bacterial chemotaxis - general and bacterial chemotaxis - organism-specific.
CheR proteins are part of the chemotaxis signaling mechanism which methylates the chemotaxis receptor at specific glutamate residues. Methyl transfer from the ubiquitous S-adenosyl-L-methionine (AdoMet/SAM) to either nitrogen, oxygen or carbon atoms is frequently employed in diverse organisms ranging from bacteria to plants and mammals. The reaction is catalysed by methyltransferases (Mtases) and modifies DNA, RNA, proteins and small molecules, such as catechol for regulatory purposes. The various aspects of the role of DNA methylation in prokaryotic restriction-modification systems and in a number of cellular processes in eukaryotes including gene regulation and differentiation is well documented.
Flagellated bacteria swim towards favourable chemicals and away from deleterious ones. Sensing of chemoeffector gradients involves chemotaxis receptors, transmembrane (TM) proteins that detect stimuli through their periplasmic domains and transduce the signals via their cytoplasmic domains .[1] Signalling outputs from these receptors are influenced both by the binding of the chemoeffector ligand to their periplasmic domains and by methylation of specific glutamate residues on their cytoplasmic domains. Methylation is catalysed by CheR, an S-adenosylmethionine-dependent methyltransferase,[1] which reversibly methylates specific glutamate residues within a coiled coil region, to form gamma-glutamyl methyl ester residues.[1][2] The structure of the Salmonella typhimurium chemotaxis receptor methyltransferase CheR, bound to S-adenosylhomocysteine, has been determined to a resolution of 2.0 Angstrom.[1] The structure reveals CheR to be a two-domain protein, with a smaller N-terminal helical domain linked via a single polypeptide connection to a larger C-terminal alpha/beta domain. The C-terminal domain has the characteristics of a nucleotide-binding fold, with an insertion of a small anti-parallel beta-sheet subdomain. The S-adenosylhomocysteine-binding site is formed mainly by the large domain, with contributions from residues within the N-terminal domain and the linker region.[1]
[edit] Structural studies
As of late 2007, two structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 1AF7 and 1BC5.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Djordjevic S, Stock AM (April 1997). "Crystal structure of the chemotaxis receptor methyltransferase CheR suggests a conserved structural motif for binding S-adenosylmethionine". Structure 5 (4): 545â58. doi:10.1016/S0969-2126(97)00210-4. PMID 9115443.
- ^ Djordjevic S, Stock AM (June 1998). "Chemotaxis receptor recognition by protein methyltransferase CheR". Nat. Struct. Biol. 5 (6): 446â50. doi:10.1038/nsb0698-446. PMID 9628482.
[edit] Further reading
- Burgess-Cassler A, Ullah AH, Ordal GW (1982). "Purification and characterization of Bacillus subtilis methyl-accepting chemotaxis protein methyltransferase II". J. Biol. Chem. 257 (14): 8412â7. PMID 6806296.
- Kleene SJ, Toews ML, Adler J (1977). "Isolation of glutamic acid methyl ester from an Escherichia coli membrane protein involved in chemotaxis". J. Biol. Chem. 252 (10): 3214â8. PMID 16888.
- Simms SA, Stock AM, Stock JB (1987). "Purification and characterization of the S-adenosylmethionine:glutamyl methyltransferase that modifies membrane chemoreceptor proteins in bacteria". J. Biol. Chem. 262 (18): 8537â43. PMID 3298235.
- Springer WR, Koshland DE Jr (1977). "Identification of a protein methyltransferase as the cheR gene product in the bacterial sensing system". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 74 (2): 533â7. doi:10.1073/pnas.74.2.533. PMC 392324. PMID 322131. //www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC392324/.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Pfam and InterPro IPR022641
This article incorporates text from the public domain Pfam and InterPro IPR022642
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CheR proteins are part of the chemotaxis signaling mechanism in bacteria. CheR methylates the chemotaxis receptor at specific glutamate residues. CheR is an S-adenosylmethionine- dependent methyltransferase.
Literature references
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Djordjevic S, Stock AM; , Structure 1997;5:545-558.: Crystal structure of the chemotaxis receptor methyltransferase CheR suggests a conserved structural motif for binding S-adenosylmethionine. PUBMED:9115443 EPMC:9115443
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| PANDIT: | PF03705 |
| Pseudofam: | PF03705 |
| SCOP: | 1af7 |
| SYSTERS: | CheR_N |
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InterPro entry IPR022641
CheR proteins are part of the chemotaxis signaling mechanism which methylates the chemotaxis receptor at specific glutamate residues. This entry refers to the N-terminal domain of the CherR-type MCP methyltransferases, which are found in bacteria, archaea and green plants. This entry is found in association with .
Methyl transfer from the ubiquitous S-adenosyl-L-methionine (AdoMet) to either nitrogen, oxygen or carbon atoms is frequently employed in diverse organisms ranging from bacteria to plants and mammals. The reaction is catalysed by methyltransferases (Mtases) and modifies DNA, RNA, proteins and small molecules, such as catechol for regulatory purposes. The various aspects of the role of DNA methylation in prokaryotic restriction-modification systems and in a number of cellular processes in eukaryotes including gene regulation and differentiation is well documented.
Three classes of DNA Mtases transfer the methyl group from AdoMet to the target base to form either N-6-methyladenine, or N-4-methylcytosine, or C-5- methylcytosine. In C-5-cytosine Mtases, ten conserved motifs are arranged in the same order [PUBMED:8127644]. Motif I (a glycine-rich or closely related consensus sequence; FAGxGG in M.HhaI [PUBMED:8343957]), shared by other AdoMet-Mtases [PUBMED:2684970], is part of the cofactor binding site and motif IV (PCQ) is part of the catalytic site. In contrast, sequence comparison among N-6-adenine and N-4-cytosine Mtases indicated two of the conserved segments [PUBMED:2690010], although more conserved segments may be present. One of them corresponds to motif I in C-5-cytosine Mtases, and the other is named (D/N/S)PP(Y/F). Crystal structures are known for a number of Mtases [PUBMED:7607476, PUBMED:8343957, PUBMED:8127644, PUBMED:7971991]. The cofactor binding sites are almost identical and the essential catalytic amino acids coincide. The comparable protein folding and the existence of equivalent amino acids in similar secondary and tertiary positions indicate that many (if not all) AdoMet-Mtases have a common catalytic domain structure. This permits tertiary structure prediction of other DNA, RNA, protein, and small-molecule AdoMet-Mtases from their amino acid sequences [PUBMED:7897657].
Flagellated bacteria swim towards favourable chemicals and away from deleterious ones. Sensing of chemoeffector gradients involves chemotaxis receptors, transmembrane (TM) proteins that detect stimuli through their periplasmic domains and transduce the signals via their cytoplasmic domains [PUBMED:9115443]. Signalling outputs from these receptors are influenced both by the binding of the chemoeffector ligand to their periplasmic domains and by methylation of specific glutamate residues on their cytoplasmic domains. Methylation is catalysed by CheR, an S-adenosylmethionine-dependent methyltransferase [PUBMED:9115443], which reversibly methylates specific glutamate residues within a coiled coil region, to form gamma-glutamyl methyl ester residues [PUBMED:9115443, PUBMED:9628482]. The structure of the Salmonella typhimurium chemotaxis receptor methyltransferase CheR, bound to S-adenosylhomocysteine, has been determined to a resolution of 2.0 A [PUBMED:9115443]. The structure reveals CheR to be a two-domain protein, with a smaller N-terminal helical domain linked via a single polypeptide connection to a larger C-terminal alpha/beta domain. The C-terminal domain has the characteristics of a nucleotide-binding fold, with an insertion of a small anti-parallel beta-sheet subdomain. The S-adenosylhomocysteine-binding site is formed mainly by the large domain, with contributions from residues within the N-terminal domain and the linker region [PUBMED:9115443].
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| Seed source: | Pfam-B_694 (release 4.2) |
| Previous IDs: | none |
| Type: | Domain |
| Author: | Bateman A, Griffiths-Jones SR |
| Number in seed: | 77 |
| Number in full: | 3379 |
| Average length of the domain: | 56.40 aa |
| Average identity of full alignment: | 24 % |
| Average coverage of the sequence by the domain: | 14.23 % |
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CheRStructures
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S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + protein L-glutamate methyl ester
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