UniProt functional annotation for P54461

UniProt code: P54461.

Organism: Bacillus subtilis (strain 168).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Bacillaceae; Bacillus.
 
Function: Specifically methylates the N3 position of the uracil ring of uridine 1498 (m3U1498) in 16S rRNA. Acts on the fully assembled 30S ribosomal subunit (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=S-adenosyl-L-methionine + uridine(1498) in 16S rRNA = H(+) + N(3)-methyluridine(1498) in 16S rRNA + S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:42920, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:10283, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:10284, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:57856, ChEBI:CHEBI:59789, ChEBI:CHEBI:65315, ChEBI:CHEBI:74502; EC=2.1.1.193;
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250}.
Similarity: Belongs to the RNA methyltransferase RsmE family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.