16S rRNA (guanine1516-N2)-methyltransferase

16S rRNA (guanine1516-N2)-methyltransferase (EC 2.1.1.242, yhiQ (gene), rsmJ (gene), m2G1516 methyltransferase) is an enzyme with systematic name S-adenosyl-L-methionine:16S rRNA (guanine1516-N2)-methyltransferase.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

16S rRNA (guanine1516-N2)-methyltransferase
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EC no.2.1.1.242
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S-adenosyl-L-methionine + guanine1516 in 16S rRNA S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + N2-methylguanine1516 in 16S rRNA

The enzyme specifically methylates guanine1516 at N2 in 16S rRNA.

References

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  1. ^ Basturea GN, Dague DR, Deutscher MP, Rudd KE (January 2012). "YhiQ is RsmJ, the methyltransferase responsible for methylation of G1516 in 16S rRNA of E. coli". Journal of Molecular Biology. 415 (1): 16–21. doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2011.10.044. PMC 4140241. PMID 22079366.
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