UniProt functional annotation for P13956

UniProt code: P13956.

Organism: Bacillus subtilis.
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Bacillaceae; Bacillus.
 
Function: This protein produces a dimethylation of the adenine residue at position 2085 in 23S rRNA, resulting in reduced affinity between ribosomes and macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B antibiotics. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12907737, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12946350}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=adenosine(2085) in 23S rRNA + 2 S-adenosyl-L-methionine = 2 H(+) + N(6)-dimethyladenosine(2085) in 23S rRNA + 2 S-adenosyl-L- homocysteine; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:42784, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:10237, Rhea:RHEA- COMP:10238, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:57856, ChEBI:CHEBI:59789, ChEBI:CHEBI:74411, ChEBI:CHEBI:74493; EC=2.1.1.184;
Similarity: Belongs to the class I-like SAM-binding methyltransferase superfamily. rRNA adenine N(6)-methyltransferase family. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU01026}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.