UniProt functional annotation for Q9WYV8

UniProt code: Q9WYV8.

Organism: Thermotoga maritima (strain ATCC 43589 / DSM 3109 / JCM 10099 / NBRC 100826 / MSB8).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Thermotogae; Thermotogales; Thermotogaceae; Thermotoga.
 
Function: Methylates the class 1 translation termination release factors RF1/PrfA and RF2/PrfB on the glutamine residue of the universally conserved GGQ motif. {ECO:0000305}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=L-glutaminyl-[peptide chain release factor] + S-adenosyl-L- methionine = H(+) + N(5)-methyl-L-glutaminyl-[peptide chain release factor] + S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:42896, Rhea:RHEA- COMP:10271, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:10272, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:30011, ChEBI:CHEBI:57856, ChEBI:CHEBI:59789, ChEBI:CHEBI:61891; EC=2.1.1.297;
Subunit: Monomer and homodimer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18247349, ECO:0000269|Ref.5}.
Miscellaneous: The crystal structure corresponding to PDB 1SG9 shows a glutamate anhydride cross-link formed between the Glu-97 side chains from two molecules, but this has not been observed in other PrmC structures from T.maritima. This cross-link is suggested being an artifact of concentration during crystallization (PubMed:18247349). {ECO:0000305|PubMed:18247349}.
Similarity: Belongs to the protein N5-glutamine methyltransferase family. PrmC subfamily. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.