16S rRNA (cytosine967-C5)-methyltransferase

Class of enzymes 16S rRNA (cytosine967-C5)-methyltransferase 2.1.1.176 16S rRNA (cytosine967-C5)-methyltransferase (2.1.1.176, rsmB (gene), fmu (gene), 16S rRNA m5C967 methyltransferase) is an enzyme with systematic name S-adenosyl-L-methionine:16S rRNA (cytosine967-C5)-methyltransferase. Tscherne JS, Nurse K, Popienick P, Michel H, Sochacki M, Ofengand J Purification, cloning, and characterization of the 16S RNA m5C967 methyltransferase from Escherichia coli Biochemistry 38 6 1884–92 February 1999 10026269 10.1021/bi981880l Gu XR, Gustafsson C, Ku J, Yu M, Santi DV Identification of the 16S rRNA m5C967 methyltransferase from Escherichia coli Biochemistry 38 13 4053–7 March 1999 10194318 10.1021/bi982364y Foster PG, Nunes CR, Greene P, Moustakas D, Stroud RM The first structure of an RNA m5C methyltransferase, Fmu, provides insight into catalytic mechanism and specific binding of RNA substrate Structure 11 12 1609–20 December 2003 14656444 10.1016/j.str.2003.10.014 free This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction S-adenosyl-L-methionine + cytosine967 in 16S rRNA S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + 5-methylcytosine967 in 16S rRNA The enzyme specifically methylates cytosine967 at C5 in 16S rRNA. References External links 16S+rRNA+(cytosine967-C5)-methyltransferase Biology no Category:EC 2.1.1