Catalysis of the reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + protein L-glutamate = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + protein L-glutamate 5-methyl ester; this reaction is the methylation of peptidyl-L-glutamate to form peptidyl-L-glutamate 5-methyl ester.
Synonyms:
exact_synonym:
protein glutamate O-methylase activity
narrow_synonym:
methyl-accepting chemotaxis protein O-methyltransferase activity
related_synonym:
MCP methyltransferase I; MCP methyltransferase II; S-adenosyl-L-methionine:protein-L-glutamate O-methyltransferase activity; S-adenosylmethionine-glutamyl methyltransferase activity; S-adenosylmethionine:protein-carboxyl O-methyltransferase activity; methyl-accepting chemotaxis protein methyltransferase II; protein O-methyltransferase activity; protein carboxyl-O-methyltransferase activity; protein carboxyl-methylase activity; protein carboxylmethyltransferase II; protein carboxymethylase activity; protein carboxymethyltransferase activity; protein methylase II; protein(aspartate)methyltransferase activity; protein(carboxyl)methyltransferase activity