ExplorEnz: EC 7.2.1.4

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7.2.1.4

Accepted name:

tetrahydromethanopterin S-methyltransferase

Reaction:

5-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin + CoM + 2 Na⁺_{[side 1]} = 5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin + 2-(methylsulfanyl)ethane-1-sulfonate + 2 Na⁺_{[side 2]}

For diagram of methane biosynthesis, click here

Glossary:

CoM = coenzyme M = 2-sulfanylethane-1-sulfonate
tetrahydromethanopterin = 1-(4-{(1R)-1-[(6S,7S)-2-amino-7-methyl-4-oxo-3,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydropteridin-6-yl]ethylamino}phenyl)-1-deoxy-5-O-{5-O-[(1S)-1,3-dicarboxypropylphosphonato]-α-D-ribofuranosyl}-D-ribitol

Other name(s):

tetrahydromethanopterin methyltransferase; mtrA-H (gene names); cmtA (gene name); N⁵-methyltetrahydromethanopterin—coenzyme M methyltransferase; 5-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin:2-mercaptoethanesulfonate 2-methyltransferase

Systematic name:

5-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin:CoM 2-methyltransferase (Na⁺-transporting)

Comments:

Involved in the formation of methane from CO₂ in methanogenic archaea. The reaction involves the export of one or two sodium ions. The enzyme from the archaeon Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum is a membrane-associated multienzyme complex composed of eight different subunits, and contains a 5′-hydroxybenzimidazolyl-cobamide cofactor, to which the methyl group is attached during the transfer. A soluble enzyme that is induced by the presence of CO has been reported as well [6].

Links to other databases:

BRENDA, EAWAG-BBD, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 103406-60-6

References:

1.	Sauer, F.D. Tetrahydromethanopterin methyltransferase, a component of the methane synthesizing complex of Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 136 (1986) 542–547. [DOI] [PMID: 3085670]
2.	Gartner, P., Ecker, A., Fischer, R., Linder, D., Fuchs, G. and Thauer, R.K. Purification and properties of N⁵-methyltetrahydromethanopterin:coenzyme M methyltransferase from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum. Eur. J. Biochem. 213 (1993) 537–545. [DOI] [PMID: 8477726]
3.	Weiss, D.S., Gartner, P. and Thauer, R.K. The energetics and sodium-ion dependence of N⁵-methyltetrahydromethanopterin:coenzyme M methyltransferase studied with cob(I)alamin as methyl acceptor and methylcob(III)alamin as methyl donor. Eur. J. Biochem. 226 (1994) 799–809. [DOI] [PMID: 7813469]
4.	Harms, U., Weiss, D.S., Gartner, P., Linder, D. and Thauer, R.K. The energy conserving N⁵-methyltetrahydromethanopterin:coenzyme M methyltransferase complex from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum is composed of eight different subunits. Eur. J. Biochem. 228 (1995) 640–648. [DOI] [PMID: 7737157]
5.	Gottschalk, G. and Thauer, R.K. The Na⁺-translocating methyltransferase complex from methanogenic archaea. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1505 (2001) 28–36. [DOI] [PMID: 11248186]
6.	Vepachedu, V.R. and Ferry, J.G. Role of the fused corrinoid/methyl transfer protein CmtA during CO-dependent growth of Methanosarcina acetivorans. J. Bacteriol. 194 (2012) 4161–4168. [DOI] [PMID: 22636775]

[EC 7.2.1.4 created 1989 as EC 2.1.1.86, modified 2000, modified 2017, transferred 2024 to EC 7.2.1.4]