Term Name: protein methyltransferase activity
Synonyms: protein methylase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the transfer of a methyl group (CH3-) to a protein.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0008276]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: catalytic activity, acting on a protein methyltransferase activity
has subtype: diphthine methyl ester synthase activity diphthine synthase activity histone methyltransferase activity methylated-DNA-[protein]-cysteine S-methyltransferase activity N-terminal protein N-methyltransferase activity protein carboxyl O-methyltransferase activity protein-arginine C-methyltransferase activity protein-arginine N-methyltransferase activity protein-cysteine methyltransferase activity protein-glutamine N-methyltransferase activity protein-L-histidine N-pros-methyltransferase activity protein-L-histidine N-tele-methyltransferase activity protein-lysine N-methyltransferase activity