Identification
NameSterol 24-C-methyltransferase
Synonyms
  • Delta(24)-sterol C-methyltransferase
Gene NameERG6
Enzyme Class
Biological Properties
General FunctionInvolved in methyltransferase activity
Specific FunctionCatalyzes the methyl transfer from S-adenosyl-methionine to the C-24 of zymosterol to form fecosterol
Cellular LocationNot Available
SMPDB Pathways
Steroid biosynthesisPW002482 ThumbThumb?image type=greyscaleThumb?image type=simple
KEGG Pathways
Steroid biosynthesisec00100 Map00100
SMPDB Reactions
zymosterol + S-Adenosyl-L-methionine24-methylidene-5alpha-cholest-8-en-3beta-ol + S-Adenosylhomocysteine + hydron
KEGG Reactions
zymosterol + S-Adenosylmethionine24-methylidene-5alpha-cholest-8-en-3beta-ol + S-Adenosylhomocysteine + hydron
Metabolites
YMDB IDNameView
YMDB00198S-AdenosylhomocysteineShow
YMDB00297S-AdenosylmethionineShow
YMDB00438S-Adenosyl-L-methionineShow
YMDB0054524-methylidene-5alpha-cholest-8-en-3beta-olShow
YMDB00548zymosterolShow
YMDB00862hydronShow
GO Classification
Component
Not Available
Function
catalytic activity
transferase activity
transferase activity, transferring one-carbon groups
methyltransferase activity
Process
primary metabolic process
lipid metabolic process
steroid metabolic process
steroid biosynthetic process
metabolic process
Gene Properties
Chromosome Locationchromosome 13
LocusYML008C
Gene Sequence>1152 bp ATGAGTGAAACAGAATTGAGAAAAAGACAGGCCCAATTCACTAGGGAGTTACATGGTGAT GATATTGGTAAAAAGACAGGTTTGAGTGCATTGATGTCGAAGAACAACTCTGCCCAAAAG GAAGCCGTTCAGAAGTACTTGAGAAATTGGGATGGTAGAACCGATAAAGATGCCGAAGAA CGTCGTCTTGAGGATTATAATGAAGCCACACATTCCTACTATAACGTCGTTACAGATTTC TATGAATATGGTTGGGGTTCCTCTTTCCATTTCAGCAGATTTTATAAAGGTGAGAGTTTC GCTGCCTCGATAGCAAGACATGAACATTATTTAGCTTACAAGGCTGGTATTCAAAGAGGC GATTTAGTTCTCGACGTTGGTTGTGGTGTTGGGGGCCCAGCAAGAGAGATTGCAAGATTT ACCGGTTGTAACGTCATCGGTCTAAACAATAACGATTACCAAATTGCCAAGGCAAAATAT TACGCTAAAAAATACAATTTGAGTGACCAAATGGACTTTGTAAAGGGTGATTTCATGAAA ATGGATTTCGAAGAAAACACTTTCGACAAAGTTTATGCAATTGAGGCCACATGTCACGCT CCAAAATTAGAAGGTGTATACAGCGAAATCTACAAGGTTTTGAAACCGGGTGGTACCTTT GCTGTTTACGAATGGGTAATGACTGATAAATATGACGAAAACAATCCTGAACATAGAAAG ATCGCTTATGAAATTGAACTAGGTGATGGTATCCCAAAGATGTTCCATGTCGACGTGGCT AGGAAAGCATTGAAGAACTGTGGTTTCGAAGTCCTCGTTAGCGAAGACCTGGCGGACAAT GATGATGAAATCCCTTGGTATTACCCATTAACTGGTGAGTGGAAGTACGTTCAAAACTTA GCTAATTTGGCCACATTTTTCAGAACTTCTTACTTGGGTAGACAATTTACTACAGCAATG GTTACTGTAATGGAAAAATTAGGTCTAGCCCCAGAAGGTTCCAAGGAAGTTACTGCTGCT CTAGAAAATGCTGCGGTTGGTTTAGTTGCCGGTGGTAAGTCCAAGTTATTCACTCCAATG ATGCTTTTCGTCGCTAGGAAGCCAGAAAACGCCGAAACCCCCTCCCAAACTTCCCAAGAA GCAACTCAATAA
Protein Properties
Pfam Domain Function
Protein Residues383
Protein Molecular Weight43430.5
Protein Theoretical pI5.52
Signalling Regions
  • None
Transmembrane Regions
  • None
Protein Sequence>Sterol 24-C-methyltransferase MSETELRKRQAQFTRELHGDDIGKKTGLSALMSKNNSAQKEAVQKYLRNWDGRTDKDAEE RRLEDYNEATHSYYNVVTDFYEYGWGSSFHFSRFYKGESFAASIARHEHYLAYKAGIQRG DLVLDVGCGVGGPAREIARFTGCNVIGLNNNDYQIAKAKYYAKKYNLSDQMDFVKGDFMK MDFEENTFDKVYAIEATCHAPKLEGVYSEIYKVLKPGGTFAVYEWVMTDKYDENNPEHRK IAYEIELGDGIPKMFHVDVARKALKNCGFEVLVSEDLADNDDEIPWYYPLTGEWKYVQNL ANLATFFRTSYLGRQFTTAMVTVMEKLGLAPEGSKEVTAALENAAVGLVAGGKSKLFTPM MLFVARKPENAETPSQTSQEATQ
References
External Links
ResourceLink
Saccharomyces Genome Database ERG6
Uniprot IDP25087
Uniprot NameERG6_YEAST
GenBank Gene IDX74249
Genebank Protein ID396515
General Reference
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