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Accession
GO:0003886
Name
DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
DNA 5-cytosine methylase activity, DNA cytosine C(5) methylase activity, DNA cytosine C5 methylase activity, DNA-cytosine 5-methylase activity, S-adenosyl-L-methionine:DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity, cytosine 5-methyltransferase activity, cytosine-specific DNA methyltransferase activity, deoxyribonucleic (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity, deoxyribonucleic acid (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity, methylphosphotriester-DNA methyltransferase activity, modification methylase activity, restriction-modification system activity, type II DNA methylase activity, site-specific DNA-methyltransferase (cytosine-specific) activity, DNA cytosine methylase activity, DNA-cytosine methyltransferase activity, cytosine DNA methylase activity, cytosine DNA methyltransferase activity, deoxyribonucleic methylase activity
Alternate IDs
GO:0008326
Definition
Catalysis of the reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + DNA containing cytosine = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + DNA containing 5-methylcytosine. Source: EC:2.1.1.37
Comment
Note that EC:2.1.1.73 was deleted from EC as the reaction is performed by DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase (EC:2.1.1.37).
History
See term history for GO:0003886 at QuickGO
Chem. react.
has participant S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine zwitterion
has participant S-adenosyl-L-methionine zwitterion
has participant 5-methyl dCMP(1-) residue
has participant hydron
has participant 2'-deoxycytidine 5'-monophosphate(1-) residue
Subset
None
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Parents of DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity (GO:0003886)
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DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity [is_a relation] is_a  DNA-methyltransferase activity (GO:0009008)
DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity [is_a relation] is_a  S-adenosylmethionine-dependent methyltransferase activity (GO:0008757)
DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity [RO:0000057 relation] RO:0000057  S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine zwitterion (CHEBI:57856)
DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  C-5 methylation of cytosine (GO:0090116)
DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity [RO:0000057 relation] RO:0000057  S-adenosyl-L-methionine zwitterion (CHEBI:59789)
DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity [RO:0000057 relation] RO:0000057  5-methyl dCMP(1-) residue (CHEBI:85454)
DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity [RO:0000057 relation] RO:0000057  hydron (CHEBI:15378)
DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity [RO:0000057 relation] RO:0000057  2'-deoxycytidine 5'-monophosphate(1-) residue (CHEBI:85452)
Children of DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity (GO:0003886)
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DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity, acting on CpG substrates (GO:0051718) [is_a relation] is_a  DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity
ATP-dependent DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity (GO:0120328) [is_a relation] is_a  DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity
DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity, acting on CpN substrates (GO:0051719) [is_a relation] is_a  DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity
DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity, acting on CpNpG substrates (GO:0051720) [is_a relation] is_a  DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity