Structural highlights
Function
PMT2_CAEEL Catalyzes the last two methylation reactions in the synthesis of phosphocholine, by converting phospho-monomethylethanolamine (N-methylethanolamine phosphate) into phospho-dimethylethanolamine (N,N-dimethylethanolamine phosphate) and the latter into phosphocholine. Phosphocholine is a precursor for phosphatidylcholine, a major component in membranes and a precursor itself in the production of glycoconjugates secreted by parasitic nematodes to avoid host immune responses.[1]
References
- ↑ Palavalli LH, Brendza KM, Haakenson W, Cahoon RE, McLaird M, Hicks LM, McCarter JP, Williams DJ, Hresko MC, Jez JM. Defining the role of phosphomethylethanolamine N-methyltransferase from Caenorhabditis elegans in phosphocholine biosynthesis by biochemical and kinetic analysis. Biochemistry. 2006 May 16;45(19):6056-65. doi: 10.1021/bi060199d. PMID:16681378 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi060199d
