CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Formyl transferase, C-terminal domain
Functional Family Methionyl-tRNA formyltransferase

Enzyme Information

2.1.2.9
Methionyl-tRNA formyltransferase.
based on mapping to UniProt P23882
10-formyltetrahydrofolate + L-methionyl-tRNA(fMet) = tetrahydrofolate + N-formylmethionyl-tRNA(fMet).

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P23882
FMT_ECOLI
Escherichia coli K-12
Methionyl-tRNA formyltransferase

PDB Structure

PDB 1FMT
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Structure of crystalline Escherichia coli methionyl-tRNA(f)Met formyltransferase: comparison with glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase.
Schmitt, E., Blanquet, S., Mechulam, Y.
EMBO J.