Identification
Name:Serine hydroxymethyltransferase
Synonyms:
  • SHMT
  • Serine methylase
Gene Name:glyA
Enzyme Class:
Biological Properties
General Function:Involved in catalytic activity
Specific Function:Interconversion of serine and glycine
Cellular Location:Cytoplasm
SMPDB Pathways:
KEGG Pathways:
KEGG Reactions:
1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0Thumb+1.05,6,7,8-Tetrahydromethanopterin1.05,10-Methylenetetrahydromethanopterin+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0L-Serine + 1.05,6,7,8-Tetrahydromethanopterin ↔ 1.05,10-Methylenetetrahydromethanopterin + 1.0Glycine + 1.0Water
ReactionCard
SMPDB Reactions:
1.0Tetrahydrofolic acid+1.0L-Serine+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.05,10-Methylene-THF+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0Tetrahydrofolic acid + 1.0L-Serine + 1.0Tetrahydrofolic acid + 1.0L-Serine ↔ 1.05,10-Methylene-THF + 1.0Glycine + 1.0Water + 1.05,10-Methylene-THF
ReactionCard
EcoCyc Reactions:
1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
Complex Reactions:
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
Metabolites:
ECMDB IDNameView
ECMDB211765,10-MethenyltetrahydrofolateMetaboCard
ECMDB013545,10-Methylene-THFMetaboCard
ECMDB00990AcetaldehydeMetaboCard
ECMDB01310D-AlanineMetaboCard
ECMDB00123GlycineMetaboCard
ECMDB21225Hydrogen ionMetaboCard
ECMDB00161L-AlanineMetaboCard
ECMDB21007L-AllothreonineMetaboCard
ECMDB00187L-SerineMetaboCard
ECMDB00167L-ThreonineMetaboCard
ECMDB01562N5-Formyl-H4FMetaboCard
ECMDB01491Pyridoxal 5'-phosphateMetaboCard
ECMDB01555Pyridoxamine 5'-phosphateMetaboCard
ECMDB00243Pyruvic acidMetaboCard
ECMDB01846Tetrahydrofolic acidMetaboCard
ECMDB00494WaterMetaboCard
GO Classification:
Function
binding
catalytic activity
cofactor binding
glycine hydroxymethyltransferase activity
methyltransferase activity
pyridoxal phosphate binding
transferase activity
transferase activity, transferring one-carbon groups
Process
cellular amino acid and derivative metabolic process
cellular amino acid metabolic process
cellular metabolic process
glycine metabolic process
L-serine metabolic process
metabolic process
serine family amino acid metabolic process
Gene Properties
Blattner:b2551
Gene OrientationCounterclockwise
Centisome Percentage:57.81
Left Sequence End2682276
Right Sequence End2683529
Gene Sequence:
>1254 bp
ATGCTGGAACAAATGGGCATTGCCGCGAAGCAAGCCTCGTATAAATTAGCGCAACTCTCC
AGCCGCGAAAAAAATCGCGTGCTGGAAAAAATCGCCGATGAACTGGAAGCACAAAGCGAA
ATCATCCTCAACGCTAACGCCCAGGATGTTGCTGACGCGCGAGCCAATGGCCTTAGCGAA
GCGATGCTTGACCGTCTGGCACTGACGCCCGCACGGCTGAAAGGCATTGCCGACGATGTA
CGTCAGGTGTGCAACCTCGCCGATCCGGTGGGGCAGGTAATCGATGGCGGCGTACTGGAC
AGCGGCCTGCGTCTTGAGCGTCGTCGCGTACCGCTGGGGGTTATTGGCGTGATTTATGAA
GCGCGCCCGAACGTGACGGTTGATGTCGCTTCGCTGTGCCTGAAAACCGGTAATGCGGTG
ATCCTGCGCGGTGGCAAAGAAACGTGTCGCACTAACGCTGCAACGGTGGCGGTGATTCAG
GACGCCCTGAAATCCTGCGGCTTACCGGCGGGTGCCGTGCAGGCGATTGATAATCCTGAC
CGTGCGCTGGTCAGTGAAATGCTGCGTATGGATAAATACATCGACATGCTGATCCCGCGT
GGTGGCGCTGGTTTGCATAAACTGTGCCGTGAACAGTCGACAATCCCGGTGATCACAGGT
GGTATAGGCGTATGCCATATTTACGTTGATGAAAGTGTAGAGATCGCTGAAGCATTAAAA
GTGATCGTCAACGCGAAAACTCAGCGTCCGAGCACATGTAATACGGTTGAAACGTTGCTG
GTGAATAAAAACATCGCCGATAGCTTCCTGCCCGCATTAAGCAAACAAATGGCGGAAAGC
GGCGTGACATTACACGCAGATGCAGCTGCACTGGCGCAGTTGCAGGCAGGCCCTGCGAAG
GTGGTTGCTGTTAAAGCCGAAGAGTATGACGATGAGTTTCTGTCATTAGATTTGAACGTC
AAAATCGTCAGCGATCTTGACGATGCCATCGCCCATATTCGTGAACACGGCACACAACAC
TCCGATGCGATCCTGACCCGCGATATGCGCAACGCCCAGCGTTTTGTTAACGAAGTGGAT
TCGTCCGCTGTTTACGTTAACGCCTCTACGCGTTTTACCGACGGCGGCCAGTTTGGTCTG
GGTGCGGAAGTGGCGGTAAGCACACAAAAACTCCACGCGCGTGGCCCAATGGGGCTGGAA
GCACTGACCACTTACAAGTGGATCGGCATTGGTGATTACACCATTCGTGCGTAA
Protein Properties
Pfam Domain Function:
Protein Residues:417
Protein Molecular Weight:45316
Protein Theoretical pI:6
PDB File:1DFO
Signaling Regions:
  • None
Transmembrane Regions:
  • None
Protein Sequence:
>Serine hydroxymethyltransferase
MLKREMNIADYDAELWQAMEQEKVRQEEHIELIASENYTSPRVMQAQGSQLTNKYAEGYP
GKRYYGGCEYVDIVEQLAIDRAKELFGADYANVQPHSGSQANFAVYTALLEPGDTVLGMN
LAHGGHLTHGSPVNFSGKLYNIVPYGIDATGHIDYADLEKQAKEHKPKMIIGGFSAYSGV
VDWAKMREIADSIGAYLFVDMAHVAGLVAAGVYPNPVPHAHVVTTTTHKTLAGPRGGLIL
AKGGSEELYKKLNSAVFPGGQGGPLMHVIAGKAVALKEAMEPEFKTYQQQVAKNAKAMVE
VFLERGYKVVSGGTDNHLFLVDLVDKNLTGKEADAALGRANITVNKNSVPNDPKSPFVTS
GIRVGTPAITRRGFKEAEAKELAGWMCDVLDSINDEAVIERIKGKVLDICARYPVYA
References
External Links:
ResourceLink
Uniprot ID:P0A825
Uniprot Name:GLYA_ECOLI
GenBank Gene ID:AP009048
Genebank Protein ID:85674395
PDB ID:1DFO
Ecogene ID:EG10408
Ecocyc:EG10408
ColiBase:b2551
Kegg Gene:b2551
EchoBASE ID:EB0403
CCDB:GLYA_ECOLI
BacMap:16130476
General Reference:
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