Protein
Dimethyladenosine transferase
Organism
Kluyveromyces lactis (strain ATCC 8585 / CBS 2359 / DSM 70799 / NBRC 1267 / NRRL Y-1140 / WM37)
Function
Specifically dimethylates two adjacent adenosines in the loop of a conserved hairpin near the 3'-end of 18S rRNA in the 40S particle.
Similarity
Belongs to the class I-like SAM-binding methyltransferase superfamily. rRNA adenine N(6)-methyltransferase family.
Sequence
MGKAVKKKYSGASSGGKEVDAEKHLTTVFKFNTDLGQHILKNPLVAQGIVDKAQIKPSDIVLEIGPGTGNLTVRILEQARKVVAVEFDPRMAAELTKRVHGTPVEKKLEILLGDFMKTELPYFDVCISNTPYQISSPLVFKLINQPKPPRVSILMFQREFAMRLLARPGDSLYCRLSANVQMWANVTHIMKVGKNNFRPPPKVESSVVRIEIKNPRPQVDFNEWDGLLRIVFVRKNRTIAAGFKSTTVLEILEKNYKAFLATQSAVPTTSSGDSLINEVKEKIEQVLSETGLAEKRAGKCDQTDFLKLLYGFHQVGIHFA