Site rrmA
- Name: rrmA
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b1822 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: ribosomal RNA modification
- Left End Point: 41.05
- Right End Point: 41.06
- Products:
m1G745 methyltransferase for 23S rRNA RlmA(1), formerly RrmA - Direction: <
- Properties:
Property Comment viomycin resistant mutants NULL - Priority: 0
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
rrmA746(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG12207 EcoliWiki rrmA - Comment:
- Mutant lacking this methylation has increased resistance to viomycin and severe growth defects
- References:
- Gustafsson, C., B.C. Persson 1998. Identification of the rrmA gene encoding the 23S rRNA m1G745 methyltransferase in Escherichia coli and characterization of an m1G745-deficient mutant. J.Bacteriol. 180:359-365
- Bujnicki, J.M., R.M. Blumenthal, L. Rychlewski 2002. Sequence analysis and structure prediction of 23S rRNA:m1G methyltransferases reveals a conserved core augmented with a putative Zn-binding domain in the N-terminus and family-specific elaborations i