PTM: L-lysine methylation
Methylation is a common post-translational modification (PTM) of proteins, and is mostly introduced by site-specific S-adenosylmethionine (AdoMet)-dependent methyltransferase (MTase) enzymes.
The ε-amino group of a lysine side chain can accept up to three methyl groups.
RHEA:51736 describes the reaction for the first methylation.
To model this reaction, Rhea focuses on the reactive part, i.e. the L-lysine residue which is transformed into an N6-methyl-L-lysine residue:
Rhea identifier | Rhea name | Reactive part |
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RHEA-COMP:9752 | L-lysyl-[protein] | CHEBI:29969 (L-lysine residue) |
RHEA-COMP:13053 | N6-methyl-L-lysine-[protein] | CHEBI:61929 (N6-methyl-L-lysine residue) |