Reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + protein L-isoaspartate = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + protein L-isoaspartate α-methyl ester
Other name(s): protein-L-isoaspartate O-methyltransferase; protein-β-aspartate O-methyltransferase; D-aspartyl/L-isoaspartyl methyltransferase; L-isoaspartyl/D-aspartyl protein carboxyl methyltransferase; protein (D-aspartate) methyltransferase; protein D-aspartate methyltransferase; protein L-isoaspartate methyltransferase; protein L-isoaspartyl methyltransferase; protein O-methyltransferase (L-isoaspartate); L-aspartyl/L-isoaspartyl protein methyltransferase
Systematic name: S-adenosyl-L-methionine:protein-L-isoaspartate O-methyltransferase
Comments: D-Aspartate (but not L-aspartate) residues in proteins can also act as acceptors. Previously also listed as EC 2.1.1.24.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 105638-50-4
References:
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4. Ota, I.M., Ding, L. and Clarke, S. Methylation at specific altered aspartyl and asparaginyl residues in glucagon by the erythrocyte protein carboxyl methyltransferase. J. Biol. Chem. 262 (1987) 8522-8531. [PMID: 3597386]