Cap-specific mRNA

Definition:

S-adenosyl-L-methionine-dependent methyltransferase that mediates mRNA cap1 2'-O-ribose methylation to the 5'-cap structure of mRNAs. Methylates the ribose of the first nucleotide of a m(7)GpppG-capped mRNA and small nuclear RNA (snRNA) to produce m(7)GpppRm (cap1). Displays a preference for cap0 transcripts. Cap1 modification is linked to higher levels of translation. May be involved in the interferon response pathway.

References:

[1]. François Bélanger, et al. Characterization of hMTr1, a human Cap1 2'-O-ribose methyltransferase. J Biol Chem. 2010 Oct 22;285(43):33037-33044. [Content Brief]

[2]. Maria Werner, et al. 2'-O-ribose methylation of cap2 in human: function and evolution in a horizontally mobile family. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jun;39(11):4756-68. [Content Brief]

[3]. Thais Haline-Vaz, et al. The human interferon-regulated ISG95 protein interacts with RNA polymerase II and shows methyltransferase activity. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2008 Aug 8;372(4):719-24. [Content Brief]

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