transglutaminase 3-like (protein-glutamine gamma-glutamyltransferase 3-like, transglutaminase 6, TGM6)

Function

• catalyzes the cross-linking of proteins & the conjugation of polyamines to proteins (putative)

protein glutamine + alkylamine
               <-->
protein N(5)-alkylglutamine + NH3

Cofactor: binds 1 Ca+2 per subunit (putative)

Structure

• belongs to the transglutaminase superfamily transglutaminase family

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=2

More general terms

• transglutaminase

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=128650
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:3436
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/O95932.html