| Product Name |
tRNA (adenine9-N1)-methyltransferase |
| Example Structure |
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| Synonyms |
TK0422p, Trm10p (ambiguous), tRNA m1A9 MTase, tRNA m1A9-methyltransferase, tRNA(m1G9/m1A9)-methyltransferase, tRNA(m1G9/m1A9)Mtase |
| EC Number |
2.1.1.218 |
| CAS Registry Number |
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| Comments |
The enzyme from Sulfolobus acidocaldarius specifically methylates adenine9 in tRNA [1]. The bifunctional enzyme from Thermococcus kodakaraensis also catalyses the methylation of guanine9 in tRNA (cf. EC 2.1.1.221, tRNA (guanine9-N1)-methyltransferase). |
| Cofactor |
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| History |
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| Reactions |
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + adenine(9) in tRNA = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + N(1)-methyladenine(9) in tRNA. |