Protein
RNA demethylase ALKBH9B
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana
Function
Dioxygenase that demethylates RNA by oxidative demethylation: specifically demethylates N(6)-methyladenosine (m6A) RNA, the most prevalent internal modification of messenger RNA (mRNA) in higher eukaryotes (PubMed:28923956). Modulates viral infection of the alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV) and the m6A abundance in its genomic RNAs (PubMed:28923956).
Similarity
Belongs to the alkB family.
Sequence
MENDPFLRQYQPSELKIASEFLTNWLPFLSKDLCKDCNHLLSNRIRSLDPAHCSNNTDKVDGECKTGSCSVVENMGSERASNNVDDNYDEKSENGEDCDNHSLGSWKGSEIVFGSFPEDFSSVLQSRPAVVETASPRMRWADMAQEDEFDEEEEEEEEERDSSRKGFDASSMKTPEKPKLSRDQRENLRLINVKRKKDFICLERVKGKIVNVLDGLELHTGVFSAVEQKRIVDQVYQLQEKGRRGELKKRTFTAPHKWMRGKGRETIQFGCCYNYAPDRAGNPPGILQREEVDPLPHLFKVIIRKLIKWHVLPPTCVPDSCIVNIYDEGDCIPPHIDNHDFLRPFCTISFLSECDILFGSNLKVEGPGDFSGSYSIPLPVGSVLVLNGNGADVAKHCVPAVPTKRISITFRKMDESKRPVWFTPEPDLQGIEPLPLDLNRSGSTSRFSRLNNHNGTNQRGHGRRGGGNGYDSRGYYNPERSSEHNDSGDWPSSQRRGMPRPSRRNYG