EC 2.5.1.79 - Thermospermine synthase

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IntEnz Enzyme Nomenclature
EC 2.5.1.79

Names

Accepted name:
thermospermine synthase
Other names:
TSPMS
ACL5
SAC51
Systematic name:
S-adenosyl 3-(methylsulfanyl)propylamine:spermidine 3-aminopropyltransferase (thermospermine synthesizing)

Reaction

Comments:

This enzyme is required for correct xylem specification through regulation of the lifetime of the xylem elements [3].

Links to other databases

Enzymes and pathways: NC-IUBMB , BRENDA , ExplorEnz , ENZYME@ExPASy , KEGG , MetaCyc , UniPathway
Protein domains and families: PROSITE:PDOC01033
Structural data: CSA , EC2PDB
Gene Ontology: GO:0010487
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:

References

  1. Romer, P., Faltermeier, A., Mertins, V., Gedrange, T., Mai, R., Proff, P.
    Investigations about N-aminopropyl transferases probably involved in biomineralization.
    J. Physiol. Pharmacol. 59 : 27-37 (2008). [PMID: 19075322]
  2. Knott, J. M., Romer, P., Sumper, M.
    Putative spermine synthases from Thalassiosira pseudonana and Arabidopsis thaliana synthesize thermospermine rather than spermine.
    FEBS Lett. 581 : 3081-3086 (2007). [PMID: 17560575]
  3. Muniz, L., Minguet, E. G., Singh, S. K., Pesquet, E., Vera-Sirera, F., Moreau-Courtois, C. L., Carbonell, J., Blazquez, M. A., Tuominen, H.
    ACAULIS5 controls Arabidopsis xylem specification through the prevention of premature cell death.
    Development 135 : 2573-2582 (2008). [PMID: 18599510]

[EC 2.5.1.79 created 2010, modified 2013]