Protein
DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferase DRM1
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana
Function
Involved in de novo DNA methylation. Controls asymmetric and CpNpG methylation. Required for FWA gene silencing but not for the maintenance of SUP gene silencing. Functionally redundant to CMT3 to maintain non-CpG methylation. Involved in RNA-directed DNA methylation.
Similarity
Belongs to the class I-like SAM-binding methyltransferase superfamily. DRM-methyltransferase family.
Sequence
MVMSHIFLISQIQEVEHGDSDDVNWNTDDDELAIDNFQFSPSPVHISATSPNSIQNRISDETVASFVEMGFSTQMIARAIEETAGANMEPMMILETLFNYSASTEASSSKSKVINHFIAMGFPEEHVIKAMQEHGDEDVGEITNALLTYAEVDKLRESEDMNININDDDDDNLYSLSSDDEEDELNNSSNEDRILQALIKMGYLREDAAIAIERCGEDASMEEVVDFICAAQMARQFDEIYAEPDKKELMNNNKKRRTYTETPRKPNTDQLISLPKEMIGFGVPNHPGLMMHRPVPIPDIARGPPFFYYENVAMTPKGVWAKISSHLYDIVPEFVDSKHFCAAARKRGYIHNLPIQNRFQIQPPQHNTIQEAFPLTKRWWPSWDGRTKLNCLLTCIASSRLTEKIREALERYDGETPLDVQKWVMYECKKWNLVWVGKNKLAPLDADEMEKLLGFPRDHTRGGGISTTDRYKSLGNSFQVDTVAYHLSVLKPLFPNGINVLSLFTGIGGGEVALHRLQIKMNVVVSVEISDANRNILRSFWEQTNQKGILREFKDVQKLDDNTIERLMDEYGGFDLVIGGSPCNNLAGGNRHHRVGLGGEHSSLFFDYCRILEAVRRKARHMRR