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BHMT tetramer transfers CH3 group from BET to HCYS to form DMGLY
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authored
[InstanceEdit:1237120] Stephan, R, 2010-10-24
catalystActivity
[CatalystActivity:1614655] betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase activity of BHMT:Zn2+ tetramer [cytosol]
category
transition
compartment
[Compartment:70101] cytosol
created
[InstanceEdit:1614621] Jassal, Bijay, 2011-09-29
crossReference
[DatabaseIdentifier:12667639] RHEA:22337
[DatabaseIdentifier:9929703] RHEA:22337
dbId
1614654
displayName
BHMT tetramer transfers CH3 group from BET to HCYS to form DMGLY
edited
[InstanceEdit:1614621] Jassal, Bijay, 2011-09-29
eventOf
[Pathway:R-HSA-1614635] Sulfur amino acid metabolism - Homo sapiens
followingEvent
[BlackBoxEvent:R-HSA-6797962] DMGLY translocates from cytosol to mitochondrial matrix - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-174391] MAT1A multimers transfer Ado from ATP to L-Met - Homo sapiens
input
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-352015] BET [cytosol]
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-174369] HCYS [cytosol]
isChimeric
false
isInDisease
false
isInferred
false
literatureReference
[LiteratureReference:1614643] Human betaine-homocysteine methyltransferase (BHMT) and BHMT2: common gene sequence variation and functional characterization
maxDepth
1
modified
[InstanceEdit:10732209] Weiser, Joel, 2026-03-16
name
BHMT tetramer transfers CH3 group from BET to HCYS to form DMGLY
glycine betaine + L-homocysteine => L-methionine + N,N-dimethylglycine
Remethylation of homocysteine via betaine degradation
orthologousEvent
[Reaction:R-MMU-1614654] BHMT tetramer transfers CH3 group from BET to HCYS to form DMGLY - Mus musculus
[Reaction:R-RNO-1614654] BHMT tetramer transfers CH3 group from BET to HCYS to form DMGLY - Rattus norvegicus
[Reaction:R-BTA-1614654] BHMT tetramer transfers CH3 group from BET to HCYS to form DMGLY - Bos taurus
[Reaction:R-GGA-1614654] BHMT tetramer transfers CH3 group from BET to HCYS to form DMGLY - Gallus gallus
[Reaction:R-DRE-1614654] BHMT tetramer transfers CH3 group from BET to HCYS to form DMGLY - Danio rerio
[Reaction:R-SSC-1614654] BHMT tetramer transfers CH3 group from BET to HCYS to form DMGLY - Sus scrofa
[Reaction:R-CFA-1614654] BHMT tetramer transfers CH3 group from BET to HCYS to form DMGLY - Canis familiaris
output
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-1614585] DMGLY [cytosol]
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-174390] L-Met [cytosol]
precedingEvent
[Reaction:R-HSA-174401] AHCY:NAD+ tetramer hydrolyses AdoHcy - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-6797957] SLC22A4 transports BET from mitochondrial matrix to cytosol - Homo sapiens
releaseDate
2011-12-06
reviewStatus
[ReviewStatus:9821382] five stars
reviewed
[InstanceEdit:1660489] D'Eustachio, P, 2011-10-13
schemaClass
Reaction
species
[Species:48887] Homo sapiens
stId
R-HSA-1614654
summation
[Summation:1614637] Remethylation of homocysteine (HCYS) to methionine (L-Met) c...
updateTrackers
[UpdateTracker:9784034] Update Tracker - [Reaction:1614654] BHMT tetramer transfers CH3 group from BET to HCYS to form DMGLY - v55:[modifyText]
[UpdateTracker:9783472] Update Tracker - [Reaction:1614654] BHMT tetramer transfers CH3 group from BET to HCYS to form DMGLY - v56:[modifyText]
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(updatedInstance)
[UpdateTracker:9784034] Update Tracker - [Reaction:1614654] BHMT tetramer transfers CH3 group from BET to HCYS to form DMGLY - v55:[modifyText]
[UpdateTracker:9783472] Update Tracker - [Reaction:1614654] BHMT tetramer transfers CH3 group from BET to HCYS to form DMGLY - v56:[modifyText]
(hasEvent)
[Pathway:R-HSA-1614635] Sulfur amino acid metabolism
[Pathway:R-HSA-6798163] Choline catabolism
(precedingEvent)
[BlackBoxEvent:R-HSA-6797962] DMGLY translocates from cytosol to mitochondrial matrix
[Reaction:R-HSA-174391] MAT1A multimers transfer Ado from ATP to L-Met
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