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In enzymology, a mRNA (guanine-N7-)-methyltransferase also known as mRNA cap guanine-N7 methyltransferase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

S-adenosyl-L-methionine + G(5')pppR-RNA S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + m7G(5')pppR-RNA (mRNA containing an N7-methylguanine cap)

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are S-adenosyl methionine and G(5')pppR-RNA, whereas its two products are S-adenosylhomocysteine and m7G(5')pppR-RNA. This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those transferring one-carbon group methyltransferases.

In humans, mRNA cap guanine-N7 methyltransferase is encoded by the RNMT gene.[5][6][7]

Nomenclature

The systematic name of this enzyme class is S-adenosyl-L-methionine:mRNA (guanine-N7-)-methyltransferase. Other names in common use include:

  • messenger ribonucleate guanine 7-methyltransferase,
  • guanine-7-methyltransferase,
  • messenger RNA guanine 7-methyltransferase, and
  • S-adenosyl-L-methionine:mRNA (guanine-7-N-)-methyltransferase.
  • cap MTase

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000101654Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000009535Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ Pillutla RC, Shimamoto A, Furuichi Y, Shatkin AJ (Jan 1999). "Human mRNA capping enzyme (RNGTT) and cap methyltransferase (RNMT) map to 6q16 and 18p11.22-p11.23, respectively". Genomics. 54 (2): 351–3. doi:10.1006/geno.1998.5604. PMID 9828141.
  6. ^ Pillutla RC, Yue Z, Maldonado E, Shatkin AJ (Sep 1998). "Recombinant human mRNA cap methyltransferase binds capping enzyme/RNA polymerase IIo complexes". J Biol Chem. 273 (34): 21443–6. doi:10.1074/jbc.273.34.21443. PMID 9705270.
  7. ^ "Entrez Gene: RNMT RNA (guanine-7-) methyltransferase".

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