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mmuM - CP4-6 prophage; S-methylmethionine:homocys...

Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655

Synonyms: ECK0263, JW0253, yagD

Thanbichler, M. et al., Paessens, A. et al., Neuhierl, B. et al.

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Disease relevance of mmuM

The gene for one of them, yagD from Escherichia coli, was cloned, and the protein was overproduced and purified [1].

High impact information on mmuM

The physiological roles of the ykfD and yagD products appear to reside in the acquisition of S-methylmethionine, which is an abundant plant product, and its utilization for methionine biosynthesis [2].
Methionine but not S-methylmethionine in the medium reduces the amount of yagD protein [2].
Purification and chemical characterization of the vitamin-B12-dependent 5-methyltetrahydrofolate: homocysteine methyltransferase from Escherichia coli B [3].

References

A family of S-methylmethionine-dependent thiol/selenol methyltransferases. Role in selenium tolerance and evolutionary relation. Neuhierl, B., Thanbichler, M., Lottspeich, F., Böck, A. J. Biol. Chem. (1999) [Pubmed]
S-methylmethionine metabolism in Escherichia coli. Thanbichler, M., Neuhierl, B., Böck, A. J. Bacteriol. (1999) [Pubmed]
Purification and chemical characterization of the vitamin-B12-dependent 5-methyltetrahydrofolate: homocysteine methyltransferase from Escherichia coli B. Paessens, A., Rüdiger, H. Eur. J. Biochem. (1980) [Pubmed]

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