| Literature DB >> 12496758 |
Bonnie L Seidel-Rogol1, Vicki McCulloch, Gerald S Shadel.
Abstract
Human mitochondrial transcription factor B1 (h-mtTFB1) has an unprecedented relationship to RNA methyltransferases. Here, we show that this protein methylates a conserved stem-loop in bacterial 16S rRNA and that the homologous sequence in the human mitochondrial 12S molecule is similarly modified. Thus, h-mtTFB1 appears to be dual-function protein, acting both as a transcription factor and an rRNA-modification enzyme.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12496758 DOI: 10.1038/ng1064
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Genet ISSN: 1061-4036 Impact factor: 38.330