PMID-sentid Pub_year Sent_text comp_official_name comp_offsetprotein_name organism prot_offset 10529246-11 1999 Comparing the regions of BHMT amino acid sequence surrounding these Cys residues with similar amino acid sequences retrievable from protein databases, we have identified the following motif: G[ILV]NCX(20,100)[ALV]X(2)[ILV]GGCCX(3)PX(2)I, which we propose to be a signature for a family of zinc-dependent methyltransferases that utilize thiols or selenols as methyl acceptors. Sulfhydryl Compounds 336-342 betaine--homocysteine S-methyltransferase Homo sapiens 25-29