Genome Property Definition Page

AccessionGenProp0729
Namemethionine salvage from methylthioadenosine
TypeMETAPATH
DescriptionMethylthioadenosine (MTA) is a sulfur-containing by-product from the use of S-adenosylmethionine in spermidine or polyamine biosynthesis and certain other pathways. A series of reactions, with considerable species-specific variation, recycles MTA to methionine in a wide range of organisms. In a new nomenclature, these genes are now designated mtn (MethylThioNucleoside). An interesting enzyme in this system is MtnD, the aci-reductone dioxygenase. This enzyme has two different enzymatic activities, depending on whether Ni2+ or Fe2+ is bound. The action of the single enzyme MtnP is replaced by two enzymes, MtnN and MtnK in some species. Likewise, the enolase-phosphatase MtnC is replaced by MtnW and MtnX in the Bacillus lineage. The final step in the pathway, a transamination that generates methionine from 2-keto-4-methylthiobutyrate, apparantly can be catalyzed by a large number of functional analogs using different amino donors, and so is not included explicitly in the reconstruction.
JCVI RoleAspartate family
Parent PropertyGenProp0126: amino acid biosynthesis
GenProp0196: sulfur metabolism
GenProp0733: amino acid salvage
Literature References
[ 1 ]Sekowska A, Denervaud V, Ashida H, Michoud K, Haas D, Yokota A, Danchin A  Bacterial variations on the methionine salvage pathway.  BMC Microbiol. 2004 Mar 4;4:9.  PMID 15102328
Gene Ontology TermGO:0019509: L-methionine salvage from methylthioadenosine (biological_process)

Components
Step NameStep NumRequiredEvidence (Method)Evidence Go Terms
methylthioribose-1-phosphate isomerasemtnAYESTIGR00512 (HMM): S-methyl-5-thioribose-1-phosphate isomeraseGO:0019509: L-methionine salvage from methylthioadenosine
methylthioribulose-1-phosphate dehydratasemtnBYESTIGR03328 (HMM): methylthioribulose-1-phosphate dehydrataseGO:0019509: L-methionine salvage from methylthioadenosine
2,3-diketo-5-methylthiopentyl-1-P to aci-reductonemtnCYESTIGR01691 (HMM): 2,3-diketo-5-methylthio-1-phosphopentane phosphataseGenProp0732 (GENPROP): methionine salvage enolase-phosphate pair MtnW/MtnX
GO:0019509: L-methionine salvage from methylthioadenosine
GO:0019509: L-methionine salvage from methylthioadenosine
aci-reductone dioxygenasemtnDYESPF03079 (HMM): ARD/ARD' familyGO:0019509: L-methionine salvage from methylthioadenosine
MTA to MTR-1-PmtnPYESTIGR01694 (HMM): methylthioadenosine phosphorylaseGenProp0730 (GENPROP): methylthioadenosine to methylthioribose-1-phosphate via MTR
GO:0019509: L-methionine salvage from methylthioadenosine
GO:0019509: L-methionine salvage from methylthioadenosine

Parent Properties
AccessionName
GenProp0126amino acid biosynthesis
GenProp0196sulfur metabolism
GenProp0733amino acid salvage

Child Properties
AccessionName
GenProp0730methylthioadenosine to methylthioribose-1-phosphate via MTR
GenProp0732methionine salvage enolase-phosphate pair MtnW/MtnX

Sibling Properties
AccessionName
GenProp0001chorismate biosynthesis via shikimate
GenProp0016selenocysteine system
GenProp0037tryptophan biosynthesis from ribose-5-phosphate
GenProp0039phenylalanine biosynthesis from chorismate
GenProp0045tyrosine biosynthesis from chorismate
GenProp0087arginine biosynthesis from glutatmate via N-acetylglutamate
GenProp0109histidine biosynthesis from ribose-5-phosphate
GenProp0111proline biosynthesis from glutamate
GenProp0117arginine biosynthesis from ornithine, carbamoyl-p and aspartate
GenProp0118ornithine biosynthesis from glutamate, acetylated branch
GenProp0159threonine biosynthesis from aspartate semialdehyde
GenProp0160aspartate semialdehyde biosynthesis from aspartate
GenProp0161methionine biosynthesis from homoserine
GenProp0162isoleucine biosynthesis from threonine and pyruvate
GenProp0163valine biosynthesis from pyruvate
GenProp0164leucine biosynthesis from pyruvate and acetyl-CoA
GenProp0178glycine cleavage system
GenProp0199lysine biosynthesis
GenProp0304cysteine biosynthesis, tRNA-dependent
GenProp0305cysteine biosynthesis
GenProp0797selenocysteinyl-tRNA, PSTK/SepSecS pathway
GenProp0030glutathione biosynthesis
GenProp0036biotin biosynthesis
GenProp0140iron-sulfur cluster assembly systems
GenProp0149sulfate reduction to sulfide, assimilatory
GenProp0155dissimilatory sulfate reduction
GenProp0182reduction of oxidized methionine
GenProp0191sulfate/thiosulfate ABC transporter
GenProp0624sulfite reductase complex, Salmonella/Clostridium type
GenProp0654intracellular sulfur oxidation