NCBI Accession #
NP_186761.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_110977.3
NCBI Official Full Name
Pyridoxal phosphate (PLP)-dependent transferases superfamily protein
NCBI Official Symbol
MTO1
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
A. THALIANA CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA-SYNTHASE 1; A. thaliana cystathionine gamma-synthetase 1; AtCGS1; AtCYS1; ATCYS1; CGS; CGS1; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA-SYNTHASE; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA-SYNTHASE 1; CYSTATHIONINE-GAMMA-SYNTHASE; METHIONINE OVERACCUMULATION 1; T4P13.1
NCBI Protein Information
Pyridoxal phosphate (PLP)-dependent transferases superfamily protein
NCBI Summary
encodes a cystathionine gamma-synthase, which performs the first committed step in methionine biosynthesis. A conserved motif of 13 amino acids in the first exon is required for posttranscriptional autoregulation. This enzyme shares the same substrate as threonine synthase (TS) and its absence transcriptionally affects 8 genes in the genome.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
; AtCGS1Curated
UniProt Protein Name
Cystathionine gamma-synthase 1, chloroplastic
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
METHIONINE OVERACCUMULATION 1
UniProt Primary Accession #
P55217
UniProt Secondary Accession #
P92944; P93038; Q42550
UniProt Related Accession #
P55217
UniProt Comments
Catalyzes the first committed step of methionine (Met) biosynthesis. Catalyzes the formation of L-cystathionine from homoserine esters and L-cysteine, via a gamma-replacement reaction. Substrate preference for cystathionine synthesis is O-phospho-L-homoserine (OPH) > O4-succinyl-L-homoserine (OSH) >> O-acetyl-L-homoserine (OAH). Is able, at extremely low rate, to catalyze a gamma-elimination of OPH in the absence of cysteine to produce inorganic phosphate (Pi), 2-oxobutanoate and ammonia.