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Literature summary for 2.1.1.72 extracted from

  • Coffin, S.R.; Reich, N.O.
    Modulation of Escherichia coli DNA methyltransferase activity by biologically derived GATC-flanking sequences (2008), J. Biol. Chem., 283, 20106-20116.
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Cloned(Commentary)

Cloned (Comment) Organism
expressed in Escherichia coli XL2-Blue cells Escherichia coli

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
0.0000227
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DNA adenine using the DNA sequence 5'-GCATACCCGATCAAGTAAATG-3', wild type enzyme, in 20 mM potassium phosphate, pH 7.5, 200 mM NaCl, 0.2 mM EDTA, 0.2 mg/ml bovine serum albumin, 2 mM dithiothreitol, 10% (v/v) glycerol, at 22°C Escherichia coli
0.0000809
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DNA adenine using the DNA sequence 5'-GCATAAAAGATCGTCTAAATG-3', wild type enzyme, in 20 mM potassium phosphate, pH 7.5, 200 mM NaCl, 0.2 mM EDTA, 0.2 mg/ml bovine serum albumin, 2 mM dithiothreitol, 10% (v/v) glycerol, at 22°C Escherichia coli

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + DNA adenine Escherichia coli Dam methylates the N-6 position of the adenine in the sequence 5'-GATC-3', Dam shows a dramatic preference for the in vitro methylation of certain GATC sequences in plasmids and PCR-derived DNAfragments S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + DNA 6-methyladenine
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Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Escherichia coli P0AEE8
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Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
phosphocellulose column chromatography and Blue Sepharose column chromatography Escherichia coli

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + DNA adenine Dam methylates the N-6 position of the adenine in the sequence 5'-GATC-3', Dam shows a dramatic preference for the in vitro methylation of certain GATC sequences in plasmids and PCR-derived DNAfragments Escherichia coli S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + DNA 6-methyladenine
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Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
Dam
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Escherichia coli
DNA adenine methyltransferase
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Escherichia coli

Turnover Number [1/s]

Turnover Number Minimum [1/s] Turnover Number Maximum [1/s] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
0.0038
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DNA adenine using the DNA sequence 5'-GCATACCCGATCAAGTAAATG-3', wild type enzyme, in 20 mM potassium phosphate, pH 7.5, 200 mM NaCl, 0.2 mM EDTA, 0.2 mg/ml bovine serum albumin, 2 mM dithiothreitol, 10% (v/v) glycerol, at 22°C Escherichia coli
0.015
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DNA adenine using the DNA sequence 5'-GCATAAAAGATCGTCTAAATG-3', wild type enzyme, in 20 mM potassium phosphate, pH 7.5, 200 mM NaCl, 0.2 mM EDTA, 0.2 mg/ml bovine serum albumin, 2 mM dithiothreitol, 10% (v/v) glycerol, at 22°C Escherichia coli

kcat/KM [mM/s]

kcat/KM Value [1/mMs-1] kcat/KM Value Maximum [1/mMs-1] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
168
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DNA adenine using the DNA sequence 5'-GCATACCCGATCAAGTAAATG-3', wild type enzyme, in 20 mM potassium phosphate, pH 7.5, 200 mM NaCl, 0.2 mM EDTA, 0.2 mg/ml bovine serum albumin, 2 mM dithiothreitol, 10% (v/v) glycerol, at 22°C Escherichia coli
187
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DNA adenine using the DNA sequence 5'-GCATAAAAGATCGTCTAAATG-3', wild type enzyme, in 20 mM potassium phosphate, pH 7.5, 200 mM NaCl, 0.2 mM EDTA, 0.2 mg/ml bovine serum albumin, 2 mM dithiothreitol, 10% (v/v) glycerol, at 22°C Escherichia coli