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Methyltransferase PDB id
2erc
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Protein chains
235 a.a. *
* Residue conservation analysis
PDB id:
2erc
Name: Methyltransferase
Title: Crystal structure of ermc' a rrna-methyl transferase
Structure: Rrna methyl transferase. Chain: a, b. Fragment: residues 10-244. Synonym: ermc'. Engineered: yes
Source: Bacillus subtilis. Organism_taxid: 1423. Strain: bd1109. Variant: ermc'. Cell_line: b834. Gene: ermc'. Expressed in: escherichia coli. Expression_system_taxid: 562.
Biol. unit: Monomer (from PDB file)
Resolution:
3.03Å     R-factor:   0.232     R-free:   0.313
Authors: D.E.Bussiere,S.W.Muchmore,C.G.Dealwis,G.Schluckebier,C.Abad- Zapatero
Key ref:
D.E.Bussiere et al. (1998). Crystal structure of ErmC', an rRNA methyltransferase which mediates antibiotic resistance in bacteria. Biochemistry, 37, 7103-7112. PubMed id: 9585521 DOI: 10.1021/bi973113c
Date:
13-Mar-98     Release date:   23-Mar-99    
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Protein chains
Pfam   ArchSchema ?
P13956  (ERM_BACSU) -  rRNA adenine N-6-methyltransferase
Seq:
Struc:
244 a.a.
235 a.a.
Key:    PfamA domain  Secondary structure  CATH domain

 Enzyme reactions 
   Enzyme class: E.C.2.1.1.184  - 23S rRNA (adenine(2085)-N(6))-dimethyltransferase.
[IntEnz]   [ExPASy]   [KEGG]   [BRENDA]
      Reaction: 2 S-adenosyl-L-methionine + adenine2085 in 23S rRNA = 2 S-adenosyl-L- homocysteine + N6-dimethyladenine2085 in 23S rRNA
2 × S-adenosyl-L-methionine
+ adenine(2085) in 23S rRNA
= 2 × S-adenosyl-L- homocysteine
+ N(6)-dimethyladenine(2085) in 23S rRNA
Molecule diagrams generated from .mol files obtained from the KEGG ftp site
 Gene Ontology (GO) functional annotation 
  GO annot!
  Biological process     response to antibiotic   2 terms 
  Biochemical function     transferase activity     6 terms  

 

 
    Added reference    
 
 
DOI no: 10.1021/bi973113c Biochemistry 37:7103-7112 (1998)
PubMed id: 9585521  
 
 
Crystal structure of ErmC', an rRNA methyltransferase which mediates antibiotic resistance in bacteria.
D.E.Bussiere, S.W.Muchmore, C.G.Dealwis, G.Schluckebier, V.L.Nienaber, R.P.Edalji, K.A.Walter, U.S.Ladror, T.F.Holzman, C.Abad-Zapatero.
 
  ABSTRACT  
 
The prevalent mechanism of bacterial resistance to erythromycin and other antibiotics of the macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B group (MLS) is methylation of the 23S rRNA component of the 50S subunit in bacterial ribosomes. This sequence-specific methylation is catalyzed by the Erm group of methyltransferases (MTases). They are found in several strains of pathogenic bacteria, and ErmC is the most studied member of this class. The crystal structure of ErmC' (a naturally occurring variant of ErmC) from Bacillus subtilis has been determined at 3.0 A resolution by multiple anomalous diffraction phasing methods. The structure consists of a conserved alpha/beta amino-terminal domain which binds the cofactor S-adenosyl-l-methionine (SAM), followed by a smaller, alpha-helical RNA-recognition domain. The beta-sheet structure of the SAM-binding domain is well-conserved between the DNA, RNA, and small-molecule MTases. However, the C-terminal nucleic acid binding domain differs from the DNA-binding domains of other MTases and is unlike any previously reported RNA-recognition fold. A large, positively charged, concave surface is found at the interface of the N- and C-terminal domains and is proposed to form part of the protein-RNA interaction surface. ErmC' exhibits the conserved structural motifs previously found in the SAM-binding domain of other methyltransferases. A model of SAM bound to ErmC' is presented which is consistent with the motif conservation among MTases.
 

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