Reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + uracil1939 in 23S rRNA = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + 5-methyluracil1939 in 23S rRNA
Other name(s): RumA; RNA uridine methyltransferase A; YgcA
Systematic name: S-adenosyl-L-methionine:23S rRNA (uracil1939-C5)-methyltransferase
Comments: The enzyme specifically methylates uracil1939 at C5 in 23S rRNA [1]. The enzyme contains an [4Fe-4S] cluster coordinated by four conserved cysteine residues [2].
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References:
1. Agarwalla, S., Kealey, J.T., Santi, D.V. and Stroud, R.M. Characterization of the 23 S ribosomal RNA m5U1939 methyltransferase from Escherichia coli. J. Biol. Chem. 277 (2002) 8835-8840. [PMID: 11779873]
2. Lee, T.T., Agarwalla, S. and Stroud, R.M. Crystal structure of RumA, an iron-sulfur cluster containing E. coli ribosomal RNA 5-methyluridine methyltransferase. Structure 12 (2004) 397-407. [PMID: 15016356]
3. Madsen, C.T., Mengel-Jorgensen, J., Kirpekar, F. and Douthwaite, S. Identifying the methyltransferases for m5U747 and m5U1939 in 23S rRNA using MALDI mass spectrometry. Nucleic Acids Res. 31 (2003) 4738-4746. [PMID: 12907714]
4. Persaud, C., Lu, Y., Vila-Sanjurjo, A., Campbell, J.L., Finley, J. and O'Connor, M. Mutagenesis of the modified bases, m5U1939 and Ψ2504, in Escherichia coli 23S rRNA. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 392 (2010) 223-227. [PMID: 20067766]
5. Agarwalla, S., Stroud, R.M. and Gaffney, B.J. Redox reactions of the iron-sulfur cluster in a ribosomal RNA methyltransferase, RumA: optical and EPR studies. J. Biol. Chem. 279 (2004) 34123-34129. [PMID: 15181002]
6. Lee, T.T., Agarwalla, S. and Stroud, R.M. A unique RNA Fold in the RumA-RNA-cofactor ternary complex contributes to substrate selectivity and enzymatic function. Cell 120 (2005) 599-611. [PMID: 15766524]