产品内容
本酶催化的反应为2 S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine + [Protein]-L-Arginine = 2 S-Adenosyl-L-Homocysteine + [Protein]-Nomega,Nomega-Dimethyl-L-Arginine (Overall Reaction);;(1a) S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine + [Protein]-L-Arginine = S-Adenosyl-L-Homocysteine + [Protein]-Nomega-Methyl-L-Arginine;;(1b) S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine + [Protein]-Nomega-Methyl-L-Arginine = S-Adenosyl-L-Homocysteine + [Protein]-Nomega,Nomega-Dimethyl-L-Arginine,系统名称为S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine:[protein]-L-Arginine N-Methyltransferase ([Protein]-Nomega,Nomega-Dimethyl-L-Arginine-Forming),这种真核生物酶催化对精氨酸残基末端胍基氮原子之一的顺序二甲基化,形成不对称二甲基精氨酸残基。某些类型(如PRMT1)底物谱很宽,而另一些(如PRMT4和PRMT6)则相当专一。该酶偏好甲基化一侧或两侧有一个或多个甘氨酸残基的精氨酸残基 [1]。PRMT1负责哺乳动物细胞中绝大部分(约85%)的蛋白精氨酸甲基化活性 [2]。参见 EC 2.1.1.320,II型蛋白精氨酸甲基转移酶,EC 2.1.1.321,III型蛋白精氨酸甲基转移酶,及 EC 2.1.1.322,IV型蛋白精氨酸甲基转移酶。