This domain is the methyltransferase domain found in ribosomal RNA large subunit methyltransferase K/L from Escherichia coli (RmlKL), tRNA (guanine(10)-N2)-dimethyltransferase from Methanocaldococcus jannaschii and similar proteins, which have a THU ...
This domain is the methyltransferase domain found in ribosomal RNA large subunit methyltransferase K/L from Escherichia coli (RmlKL), tRNA (guanine(10)-N2)-dimethyltransferase from Methanocaldococcus jannaschii and similar proteins, which have a THUMP domain at the N-terminal [1-4].
The THUMP domain is named after after thiouridine synthases, methylases and PSUSs [1]. The THUMP domain consists of about 110 amino acid residues. This domain is found in many tRNA modification enzymes classified into five types, namely 4-thiouridine ...
The THUMP domain is named after after thiouridine synthases, methylases and PSUSs [1]. The THUMP domain consists of about 110 amino acid residues. This domain is found in many tRNA modification enzymes classified into five types, namely 4-thiouridine synthetase, deaminase, methyltransferase, a partner protein of acetyltransferase and pseudouridine synthase [3]. The structure of ThiI reveals that the THUMP has a fold unlike that of previously characterised RNA-binding domains [2-3] and was first predicted to function by delivering a variety of RNA modification enzymes to their targets [1]. Studies performed in tRNA 4-thiouridine synthetase, tRNA methyltransferases and tRNA deaminase suggest that the THUMP domain captures the 3'-end of RNA but in some cases this is not applicable due to the modification patterns observed in tRNA [3]. Several THUMP-related proteins are also involved in other RNAs modifications, such as rRNA modification [3].
The function of this family is uncertain. The bacterial members are about 60-70 amino acids in length and the eukaryotic examples are about 120 amino acids in length. The C terminus contains the strongest conservation. Trm112p is required for tRNA ...
The function of this family is uncertain. The bacterial members are about 60-70 amino acids in length and the eukaryotic examples are about 120 amino acids in length. The C terminus contains the strongest conservation. Trm112p is required for tRNA methylation in S. cerevisiae and is found in complexes with 2 tRNA methylases (TRM9 and TRM11) also with putative methyltransferase YDR140W [1]. The zinc-finger protein Ynr046w is plurifunctional and a component of the eRF1 methyltransferase in yeast [2]. The crystal structure of Ynr046w has been determined to 1.7 A resolution. It comprises a zinc-binding domain built from both the N- and C-terminal sequences and an inserted domain, absent from bacterial and archaeal orthologs of the protein, composed of three alpha-helices [2].