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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2012

Identification and characterization of the Thermus thermophilus 5-methylcytidine (m5C) methyltransferase modifying 23 S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) base C1942.

Line H G Larsen, Anette Rasmussen, Anders M B Giessing, Gerwald Jogl, Finn Kirpekar

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  1. Compendium of RNA modifications for bacterial stress adaptation.Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR · 2026
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  2. The role of m5C methyltransferases in cardiovascular diseases.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023
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5 authors.

Line H G LarsenDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense M, Denmark.
Anette Rasmussen
Anders M B Giessing
Gerwald Jogl
Finn Kirpekar

Funding

Structural Robustness of Ribosome Functional CentersR01GM094157 · NIGMS · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI GREGORY, STEVEN, JOGL, GERWALD · 2010 to 2024
$4.4M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM094157NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM094157
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Methylation of cytidines at carbon-5 is a common posttranscriptional RNA modification encountered across all domains of life. Here, we characterize the modifications of C1942 and C1962 in Thermus thermophilus 23 S rRNA as 5-methylcytidines (m(5)C) and identify the two associated methyltransferases. The methyltransferase modifying C1942, named RlmO, has not been characterized previously. RlmO modifies naked 23 S rRNA, but not the assembled 50 S subunit or 70 S ribosomes. The x-ray crystal structure of this enzyme in complex with the S-adenosyl-l-methionine cofactor at 1.7 Å resolution confirms that RlmO is structurally related to other m(5)C rRNA methyltransferases. Key residues in the active site are located similar to the further distant 5-methyluridine methyltransferase RlmD, suggestive of a similar enzymatic mechanism. RlmO homologues are primarily found in mesophilic bacteria related to T. thermophilus. In accordance, we find that growth of the T. thermophilus strain with an inactivated C1942 methyltransferase gene is not compromised at non-optimal temperatures.

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Bacterial ProteinsCoenzymesCrystallography, X-RayMethylationMethyltransferasesRibosome Subunits, Large, BacterialRNA, BacterialRNA, Ribosomal, 23SS-AdenosylmethionineThermus thermophilusBacterial ProteinsCoenzymesMethyltransferasesRNA, BacterialRNA, Ribosomal, 23SS-Adenosylmethionine

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PMID22711535
PMCPMC3431712

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