Methionine synthase

BE0000734ProteinHumansMTR

Catalyzes the transfer of a methyl group from methylcob(III)alamin (MeCbl) to homocysteine, yielding enzyme-bound cob(I)alamin and methionine in the cytosol (PubMed:16769880, PubMed:17288554, PubMed:27771510). It is acted on by 9 drugs in DrugBank.

Gene name
MTR
UniProtKB entry
Q99707Swiss-Prot
Cellular location
Cytoplasm
Residues / weight
1,265 residues · 140,526 Da
Also known as
2.1.1.13 · 5-methyltetrahydrofolate--homocysteine methyltransferase · Cobalamin-dependent methionine synthase · MS · Vitamin-B12 dependent methionine synthase

Resolves to

Pharmacology

What you can answer from here — as of September 07, 2019

9DrugsApproved to experimental, with action, bond type and pharmacological action
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1Metabolic reactionDrug transformations it catalyses, substrate to product
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4GO termsFunction, process and component, as structured annotations
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5Pfam domainsDomain architecture mapped to Pfam families and clans
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34+ReferencesStructured and connected to the statements they support
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Which approved drugs act on Methionine synthase, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?

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