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Information on EC 2.1.1.56 - mRNA (guanine-N7)-methyltransferase

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IUBMB Comments

The terminal N7-methylguanosine facilitates gene expression in eukaryotic cells and is recognized by cap-binding proteins.

The enzyme appears in viruses and cellular organisms

Synonyms
non-structural protein 1, nsp14, cap methyltransferase, n7-mtase, mrna cap methyltransferase, nonstructural protein 14, tbcmt1, n7-methyltransferase, tbcgm1, guanine-n7 methyltransferase, more

REACTION
REACTION DIAGRAM
COMMENTARY hide
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
LITERATURE
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + a 5'-(5'-triphosphoguanosine)-[mRNA] = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + a 5'-(N7-methyl 5'-triphosphoguanosine)-[mRNA]
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PATHWAY SOURCE
PATHWAYS
MetaCyc
mRNA capping I