2ek4

Structural highlights

Function

[DPHB_PYRHO] S-adenosyl-L-methionine-dependent methyltransferase that catalyzes the trimethylation of the amino group of the modified target histidine residue in translation elongation factor 2 (EF-2), to form an intermediate called diphthine. The three successive methylation reactions represent the second step of diphthamide biosynthesis.^[1]

Evolutionary Conservation

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

See Also

• Diphthine synthase

References

1. ↑ Zhu X, Kim J, Su X, Lin H. Reconstitution of diphthine synthase activity in vitro. Biochemistry. 2010 Nov 9;49(44):9649-57. doi: 10.1021/bi100812h. PMID:20873788 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi100812h