UniProt functional annotation for Q972K9

UniProt code: Q972K9.

Organism: Sulfurisphaera tokodaii (strain DSM 16993 / JCM 10545 / NBRC 100140 / 7) (Sulfolobus tokodaii).
Taxonomy: Archaea; Crenarchaeota; Thermoprotei; Sulfolobales; Sulfolobaceae; Sulfurisphaera.
 
Function: Catalyzes the methyl esterification of L-isoaspartyl residues in peptides and proteins that result from spontaneous decomposition of normal L-aspartyl and L-asparaginyl residues. It plays a role in the repair and/or degradation of damaged proteins. {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00003862}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=[protein]-L-beta-isoaspartate + S-adenosyl-L-methionine = [protein]-L-beta-isoaspartate alpha-methyl ester + S-adenosyl-L- homocysteine; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:12705, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:12143, Rhea:RHEA- COMP:12144, ChEBI:CHEBI:57856, ChEBI:CHEBI:59789, ChEBI:CHEBI:90596, ChEBI:CHEBI:90598; EC=2.1.1.77; Evidence={ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00000846};
Similarity: Belongs to the methyltransferase superfamily. L- isoaspartyl/D-aspartyl protein methyltransferase family. {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00005369}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.