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GO:0003886 DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity

Catalysis of the reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + DNA containing cytosine = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + DNA containing 5-methylcytosine.

Term Information

ID GO:0003886
Name DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity
Ontology Molecular Function
Definition Catalysis of the reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + DNA containing cytosine = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + DNA containing 5-methylcytosine.
Comment Note that EC:2.1.1.73 was deleted from EC as the reaction is performed by DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase (EC:2.1.1.37).

Synonyms

Type Synonym
exact DNA 5-cytosine methylase activity
exact DNA cytosine C(5) methylase activity
broad DNA cytosine methylase activity
exact DNA-cytosine 5-methylase activity
broad DNA-cytosine methyltransferase activity
exact cytosine 5-methyltransferase activity
broad cytosine DNA methylase activity
broad cytosine DNA methyltransferase activity
exact cytosine-specific DNA methyltransferase activity
exact deoxyribonucleic (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity
exact deoxyribonucleic acid (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity
broad deoxyribonucleic methylase activity
related methylphosphotriester-DNA methyltransferase activity
related modification methylase activity
related restriction-modification system activity
related type II DNA methylase activity
exact DNA cytosine C5 methylase activity
exact DNA cytosine c5 methylase activity
exact S-adenosyl-L-methionine:DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity
narrow site-specific DNA-methyltransferase (cytosine-specific) activity

Cross-references associated with this term:

Database ID
MetaCyc 2.1.1.73-RXN
EC 2.1.1.37
INTERPRO IPR017198

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GO:0003674 molecular_function
GO:0003824 catalytic activity
GO:0016740 transferase activity
GO:0016741 transferase activity, transferring one-carbon groups
GO:0008168 methyltransferase activity
GO:0009008 DNA-methyltransferase activity
GO:0008757 S-adenosylmethionine-dependent methyltransferase activity
GO:0003886 DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity

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Child Terms

All direct descendants (child terms) available for this GO term:
I GO:0051718 DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity, acting on CpG substrates
I GO:0051719 DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity, acting on CpN substrates
I GO:0051720 DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity, acting on CpNpG substrates

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Protein Annotation

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