O(6)-Methylguanine-DNA Methyltransferase

Synonyms

DNA Repair Methyltransferase I

DNA Repair Methyltransferase II

DNA-6-O-methylguanine:protein-L-cysteine S-methyltransferase

Guanine-O(6)-Alkyltransferase

Methylated DNA Protein Cysteine S Methyltransferase

Methylated-DNA-Protein-Cysteine S-Methyltransferase

O(6)-AGT

O(6)-Alkylguanine-DNA Alkyltransferase

O(6)-MeG-DNA Methyltransferase

O(6)-Methylguanine DNA Transmethylase

O(6)-Methylguanine Methyltransferase

S-Methyltransferase, Methylated-DNA-Protein-Cysteine

An enzyme that transfers methyl groups from O(6)-methylguanine, and other methylated moieties of DNA, to a cysteine residue in itself, thus repairing alkylated DNA in a single-step reaction. EC 2.1.1.63.