MeSH definition : An enzyme that transfers methyl groups from O(6)-methylguanine, and other methylated
moieties of DNA, to a cysteine residue in itself, thus repairing alkylated DNA in
a single-step reaction. EC 2.1.1.63.;
MeSH synonym : guanine-o(6)-alkyltransferase; methylated-dna-protein-cysteine s-methyltransferase; o(6)-agt; o(6)-alkylguanine-dna alkyltransferase; o(6)-meg-dna methyltransferase; o(6)-methylguanine methyltransferase; methylated dna protein cysteine s methyltransferase; s-methyltransferase, methylated-dna-protein-cysteine; o(6)-methylguanine dna transmethylase;
MeSH hyponym : DNA repair methyltransferase I; DNA repair methyltransferase II;
MeSH CAS label : DNA-6-O-methylguanine:protein-L-cysteine S-methyltransferase;
An enzyme that transfers methyl groups from O(6)-methylguanine, and other methylated
moieties of DNA, to a cysteine residue in itself, thus repairing alkylated DNA in
a single-step reaction. EC 2.1.1.63.