id | GO:0003886   Detailed information |
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  name | DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity |
  namespace | molecular_function |
  alt_id | GO: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] |
  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). |
  subset | gosubset_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] |
  xref | EC:2.1.1.37 |
  xref | MetaCyc:2.1.1.73-RXN |
  is_a | GO:0008757 ! S-adenosylmethionine-dependent methyltransferase activity |
  is_a | GO:0009008 ! DNA-methyltransferase activity |
  relationship | part_of GO:0090116 ! C-5 methylation of cytosine |
  DPGLEAN12912
  DPGLEAN14087
  DPGLEAN15841
  DPGLEAN21947