Protein
Indolepyruvate C-methyltransferase
Organism
Streptomyces griseus
Function
Involved in the biosynthesis of the antibiotic indolmycin, an inhibitor of the bacterial tryptophan-tRNA synthetases. Catalyzes the transfer of a methyl group from S-adenosyl-L-methionine to position 3 of the aliphatic side chain of (indol-3-yl)pyruvate to yield 3-methylindolepyruvate.
Similarity
Belongs to the methyltransferase superfamily.
Sequence
MTRTDFAQSAVASIFTGAIASHAAVLADDLGLFDALAKGKLRNRDLDRSPWLRNRIRISGALEALCRVGAVQRCTDGYELTDVGTELAGQVPVFRLWLGGYASVLAGQISIGADPATGVHGGIVAESSGAIGARYLDETIVNLLESLRPEGRICDIGCGTGARLLRVCRRVNQPGIGYDLSAKAVEAARETVDEARRIGVDIDVRQGDATALTQDHPDVDIVTQAFMTHHIAPDEYCAAVLRSYRSRFPRARYLVIFDTVPSQDSEEPEIFAPGFDYIHALQNMEPRSRGAARRMFTEAGYICREEVELAVPNSYAWVLEMRDREGPAS