Queried GO terms:

  idGO:0003886   Detailed information
  nameDNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity
  namespacemolecular_function
  alt_idGO:0008326
  def"Catalysis of the reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + DNA containing cytosine = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + DNA containing 5-methylcytosine." [EC:2.1.1.37]
  commentNote 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).
  subsetgosubset_prok
  synonym"cytosine 5-methyltransferase activity" EXACT [EC:2.1.1.37]
  synonym"cytosine DNA methylase activity" BROAD [EC:2.1.1.37]
  synonym"cytosine DNA methyltransferase activity" BROAD [EC:2.1.1.37]
  synonym"cytosine-specific DNA methyltransferase activity" EXACT [EC:2.1.1.37]
  synonym"deoxyribonucleic (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity" EXACT [EC:2.1.1.37]
  synonym"deoxyribonucleic acid (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity" EXACT [EC:2.1.1.37]
  synonym"deoxyribonucleic methylase activity" BROAD [EC:2.1.1.37]
  synonym"DNA 5-cytosine methylase activity" EXACT [EC:2.1.1.37]
  synonym"DNA cytosine C(5) methylase activity" EXACT [EC:2.1.1.37]
  synonym"DNA cytosine c5 methylase activity" EXACT [EC:2.1.1.37]
  synonym"DNA cytosine C5 methylase activity" EXACT [EC:2.1.1.37]
  synonym"DNA cytosine methylase activity" BROAD [EC:2.1.1.37]
  synonym"DNA-cytosine 5-methylase activity" EXACT [EC:2.1.1.37]
  synonym"DNA-cytosine methyltransferase activity" BROAD [EC:2.1.1.37]
  synonym"methylphosphotriester-DNA methyltransferase activity" RELATED [EC:2.1.1.37]
  synonym"modification methylase activity" RELATED [EC:2.1.1.37]
  synonym"restriction-modification system activity" RELATED [EC:2.1.1.37]
  synonym"S-adenosyl-L-methionine:DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity" EXACT [EC:2.1.1.37]
  synonym"site-specific DNA-methyltransferase (cytosine-specific) activity" NARROW [EC:2.1.1.37]
  synonym"type II DNA methylase activity" RELATED [EC:2.1.1.37]
  xrefEC:2.1.1.37
  xrefMetaCyc:2.1.1.73-RXN
  is_aGO:0008757 ! S-adenosylmethionine-dependent methyltransferase activity
  is_aGO:0009008 ! DNA-methyltransferase activity
  relationshippart_of GO:0090116 ! C-5 methylation of cytosine

Monarch genes with this GO terms:

  DPGLEAN12912

  DPGLEAN14087

  DPGLEAN15841

  DPGLEAN21947