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2.1.1.74: methylenetetrahydrofolate-tRNA-(uracil54-C5)-methyltransferase [NAD(P)H-oxidizing]

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Word Map on EC 2.1.1.74

Reaction

5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate
+
uracil54 in tRNA
+
NAD(P)H
+
H+
=
tetrahydrofolate
+
5-methyluracil54 in tRNA
+
NAD(P)+

Synonyms

EC 2.1.2.12, FDRTS, folate-dependent ribothymidyl synthase, folate-dependent tRNA methyltransferase, folate/FAD-dependent tRNA T54 methyltransferase, methylenetetrahydrofolate-transfer ribonucleate uracil 5-methyltransferase,, TRMFO, tRNA (m5U54)-methyltransferase, tRNA:m5U-54 MTase

ECTree

     2 Transferases
         2.1 Transferring one-carbon groups
             2.1.1 Methyltransferases
                2.1.1.74 methylenetetrahydrofolate-tRNA-(uracil54-C5)-methyltransferase [NAD(P)H-oxidizing]

Systematic Name

Systematic Name on EC 2.1.1.74 - methylenetetrahydrofolate-tRNA-(uracil54-C5)-methyltransferase [NAD(P)H-oxidizing]

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SYSTEMATIC NAME
IUBMB Comments
5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate:tRNA (uracil54-C5)-methyltransferase
A flavoprotein (FAD). Up to 25% of the bases in mature tRNA are post-translationally modified or hypermodified. One almost universal post-translational modification is the conversion of U54 into ribothymidine in the TPsiC loop, and this modification is found in most species studied to date [2]. Unlike this enzyme, which uses 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate and NAD(P)H to supply the atoms for methylation of U54, EC 2.1.1.35, tRNA (uracil54-C5)-methyltransferase, uses S-adenosyl-L-methionine.