Methyltrans_16 is a lysine methyltransferase. Characterised members of this family are protein methyltransferases targetting Lys residues in specific proteins, including calmodulin, VCP, Kin17 and Hsp70 proteins [2,3,4,5].

1: Automated identification of putative methyltransferases from genomic open reading frames. Katz JE, Dlakic M, Clarke S; Mol Cell Proteomics 2003;2:525-540. PMID:12872006

2: Calmodulin methyltransferase is an evolutionarily conserved enzyme that trimethylates Lys-115 in calmodulin. Magnani R, Dirk LM, Trievel RC, Houtz RL; Nat Commun. 2010;1:43. PMID:20975703

3: Lysine methylation of VCP by a member of a novel human protein methyltransferase family. Kernstock S, Davydova E, Jakobsson M, Moen A, Pettersen S, Maelandsmo GM, Egge-Jacobsen W, Falnes PO; Nat Commun. 2012;3:1038. PMID:22948820

4: A newly uncovered group of distantly related lysine methyltransferases preferentially interact with molecular chaperones to regulate their activity. Cloutier P, Lavallee-Adam M, Faubert D, Blanchette M, Coulombe B; PLoS Genet. 2013;9:e1003210. PMID:23349634

5: Identification and characterization of a novel human methyltransferase modulating Hsp70 protein function through lysine methylation. Jakobsson ME, Moen A, Bousset L, Egge-Jacobsen W, Kernstock S, Melki R, Falnes PO; J Biol Chem. 2013;288:27752-27763. PMID:23921388