NameMethionine synthase reductase
Synonyms
  • 1.16.1.8
  • MSR
Gene NameMTRR
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0037069|Methionine synthase reductase
MGAASVRAGARLVEVALCSFTVTCLEVMRRFLLLYATQQGQAKAIAEEICEQAVVHGFSA
DLHCISESDKYDLKTETAPLVVVVSTTGTGDPPDTARKFVKEIQNQTLPVDFFAHLRYGL
LGLGDSEYTYFCNGGKIIDKRLQELGARHFYDTGHADDCVGLELVVEPWIAGLWPALRKH
FRSSRGQEEISGALPVASPASSRTDLVKSELLHIESQVELLRFDDSGRKDSEVLKQNAVN
SNQSNVVIEDFESSLTRSVPPLSQASLNIPGLPPEYLQVHLQESLGQEESQVSVTSADPV
FQVPISKAVQLTTNDAIKTTLLVELDISNTDFSYQPGDAFSVICPNSDSEVQSLLQRLQL
EDKREHCVLLKIKADTKKKGATLPQHIPAGCSLQFIFTWCLEIRAIPKKAFLRALVDYTS
DSAEKRRLQELCSKQGAADYSRFVRDACACLLDLLLAFPSCQPPLSLLLEHLPKLQPRPY
SCASSSLFHPGKLHFVFNIVEFLSTATTEVLRKGVCTGWLALLVASVLQPNIHASHEDSG
KALAPKISISPRTTNSFHLPDDPSIPIIMVGPGTGIAPFIGFLQHREKLQEQHPDGNFGA
MWLFFGCRHKDRDYLFRKELRHFLKHGILTHLKVSFSRDAPVGEEEAPAKYVQDNIQLHG
QQVARILLQENGHIYVCGDAKNMAKDVHDALVQIISKEVGVEKLEAMKTLATLKEEKRYL
QDIWS
Number of residues725
Molecular Weight80409.22
Theoretical pI6.47
GO Classification
Functions
  • NADPH binding
  • oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen, NAD(P)H as one donor, and incorporation of one atom of oxygen
  • [methionine synthase] reductase activity
  • aquacobalamin reductase (NADPH) activity
  • oxidoreductase activity, oxidizing metal ions, NAD or NADP as acceptor
  • flavin adenine dinucleotide binding
  • FMN binding
  • iron ion binding
  • NADP binding
  • FAD binding
  • NADPH-hemoprotein reductase activity
Processes
  • methylation
  • cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • methionine biosynthetic process
  • S-adenosylmethionine cycle
  • oxidation-reduction process
  • vitamin metabolic process
  • water-soluble vitamin metabolic process
  • negative regulation of cystathionine beta-synthase activity
  • xenobiotic metabolic process
  • sulfur amino acid metabolic process
  • cobalamin metabolic process
  • homocysteine catabolic process
  • folic acid metabolic process
  • methionine metabolic process
  • DNA methylation
Components
  • cytosol
  • nucleoplasm
  • intermediate filament cytoskeleton
  • cytoplasm
General FunctionOxidoreductase activity, oxidizing metal ions, nad or nadp as acceptor
Specific FunctionInvolved in the reductive regeneration of cob(I)alamin (vitamin B12) cofactor required for the maintenance of methionine synthase in a functional state. Necessary for utilization of methylgroups from the folate cycle, thereby affecting transgenerational epigenetic inheritance. Folate pathway donates methyl groups necessary for cellular methylation and affects different pathways such as DNA methylation, possibly explaining the transgenerational epigenetic inheritance effects.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID6572540
UniProtKB IDQ9UBK8
UniProtKB Entry NameMTRR_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016200|Methionine synthase reductase (MTRR)
ATGAGGAGGTTTCTGTTACTATATGCTACACAGCAGGGACAGGCAAAGGCCATCGCAGAA
GAAATATGTGAGCAAGCTGTGGTACATGGATTTTCTGCAGATCTTCACTGTATTAGTGAA
TCCGATAAGTATGACCTAAAAACCGAAACAGCTCCTCTTGTTGTTGTGGTTTCTACCACG
GGCACCGGAGACCCACCCGACACAGCCCGCAAGTTTGTTAAGGAAATACAGAACCAAACA
CTGCCGGTTGATTTCTTTGCTCACCTGCGGTATGGGTTACTGGGTCTCGGTGATTCAGAA
TACACCTACTTTTGCAATGGGGGGAAGATAATTGATAAACGACTTCAAGAGCTTGGAGCC
CGGCATTTCTATGACACTGGACATGCAGATGACTGTGTAGGTTTAGAACTTGTGGTTGAG
CCGTGGATTGCTGGACTCTGGCCAGCCCTCAGAAAGCATTTTAGGTCAAGCAGAGGACAA
GAGGAGATAAGTGGCGCACTCCCGGTGGCATCACCTGCATCCTCGAGGACAGACCTTGTG
AAGTCAGAGCTGCTACACATTGAATCTCAAGTCGAGCTTCTGAGATTCGATGATTCAGGA
AGAAAGGATTCTGAGGTTTTGAAGCAAAATGCAGTGAACAGCAACCAATCCAATGTTGTA
ATTGAAGACTTTGAGTCCTCACTTACCCGTTCGGTACCCCCACTCTCACAAGCCTCTCTG
AATATTCCTGGTTTACCCCCAGAATATTTACAGGTACATCTGCAGGAGTCTCTTGGCCAG
GAGGAAAGCCAAGTATCTGTGACTTCAGCAGATCCAGTTTTTCAAGTGCCAATTTCAAAG
GCAGTTCAACTTACTACGAATGATGCCATAAAAACCACTCTGCTGGTAGAATTGGACATT
TCAAATACAGACTTTTCCTATCAGCCTGGAGATGCCTTCAGCGTGATCTGCCCTAACAGT
GATTCTGAGGTACAAAGCCTACTCCAAAGACTGCAGCTTGAAGATAAAAGAGAGCACTGC
GTCCTTTTGAAAATAAAGGCAGACACAAAGAAGAAAGGAGCTACCTTACCCCAGCATATA
CCTGCGGGATGTTCTCTCCAGTTCATTTTTACCTGGTGTCTTGAAATCCGAGCAATTCCT
AAAAAGGCATTTTTGCGAGCCCTTGTGGACTATACCAGTGACAGTGCTGAAAAGCGCAGG
CTACAGGAGCTGTGCAGTAAACAAGGGGCAGCCGATTATAGCCGCTTTGTACGAGATGCC
TGTGCCTGCTTGTTGGATCTCCTCCTCGCTTTCCCTTCTTGCCAGCCACCACTCAGTCTC
CTGCTCGAACATCTTCCTAAACTTCAACCCAGACCATATTCGTGTGCAAGCTCAAGTTTA
TTTCACCCAGGAAAGCTCCATTTTGTCTTCAACATTGTGGAATTTCTGTCTACTGCCACA
ACAGAGGTTCTGCGGAAGGGAGTATGTACAGGCTGGCTGGCCTTGTTGGTTGCTTCAGTT
CTTCAGCCAAACATACATGCATCCCATGAAGACAGCGGGAAAGCCCTGGCTCCTAAGATA
TCCATCTCTCCTCGAACAACAAATTCTTTCCACTTACCAGATGACCCCTCAATCCCCATC
ATAATGGTGGGTCCAGGAACCGGCATAGCCCCGTTTATTGGGTTCCTACAACATAGAGAG
AAACTCCAAGAACAACACCCAGATGGAAATTTTGGAGCAATGTGGTTGTTTTTTGGCTGC
AGGCATAAGGATAGGGATTATCTATTCAGAAAAGAGCTCAGACATTTCCTTAAGCATGGG
ATCTTAACTCATCTAAAGGTTTCCTTCTCAAGAGATGCTCCTGTTGGGGAGGAGGAAGCC
CCAGCAAAGTATGTGCAAGACAACATCCAGCTTCATGGCCAGCAGGTGGCGAGAATCCTC
CTCCAGGAGAACGGCCATATTTATGTGTGTGGAGATGCAAAGAATATGGCCAAGGATGTA
CATGATGCCCTTGTGCAAATAATAAGCAAAGAGGTTGGAGTTGAAAAACTAGAAGCAATG
AAAACCCTGGCCACTTTAAAAGAAGAAAAACGCTACCTTCAGGATATTTGGTCATAA
GenBank Gene IDAF121213
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDMTRR
HGNC IDHGNC:7473
Chromosome Location5
Locus5p15.3-p15.2
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