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- Title
Trm7p catalyses the formation of two 2'-O-methylriboses in yeast tRNA anticodon loop.
- Authors
Pintard, Lionel; Lecointe, François; Bujnicki, Janusz M.; Bonnerot, Claire; Grosjean, Henri; Lapeyre, Bruno
- Abstract
The genome of Saccharomyces cerevisiae encodes three close homologues of the Escherichia coli 2'-O-rRNA methyltransferase FtsJ/RrmJ, designated Trm7p, Spb1p and Mrm2p. We present evidence that Trm7p methylates the 2'-O-ribose of nucleotides at positions 32 and 34 of the tRNA anticodon loop, both in vivo and in vitro. In a trm7Δ strain, which is viable but grows slowly, translation is impaired, thus indicating that these tRNA modifications could be important for translation efficiency. We discuss the emergence of a family of three 2'-O-RNA methyltransferases in Eukaryota and one in Prokaryota from a common ancestor. We propose that each eukaryotic enzyme is located in a different cell compartment, in which it would methylate a different RNA that can adopt a very similar secondary structure.
- Subjects
CATALYSIS; RIBOSOMES; GENOMES; SACCHAROMYCES cerevisiae; ESCHERICHIA coli; NUCLEOTIDES
- Publication
EMBO Journal, 2002, Vol 21, Issue 7, p1811
- ISSN
0261-4189
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/emboj/21.7.1811