Reaction: 2 S-adenosyl-L-methionine + adenine57/adenine58 in tRNA = 2 S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + N1-methyladenine57/N1-methyladenine58 in tRNA
Other name(s): TrmI; PabTrmI; AqTrmI; MtTrmI
Systematic name: S-adenosyl-L-methionine:tRNA (adenine57/adenine58-N1)-methyltransferase
Comments: The enzyme catalyses the formation of N1-methyladenine at two adjacent positions (57 and 58) in the T-loop of certain tRNAs (e.g. tRNAAsp). Methyladenosine at position 57 is an obligatory intermediate for the synthesis of methylinosine, which is commonly found at position 57 of archaeal tRNAs.
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References:
1. Roovers, M., Wouters, J., Bujnicki, J.M., Tricot, C., Stalon, V., Grosjean, H. and Droogmans, L. A primordial RNA modification enzyme: the case of tRNA (m1A) methyltransferase. Nucleic Acids Res. 32 (2004) 465-476. [PMID: 14739239]
2. Guelorget, A., Roovers, M., Guerineau, V., Barbey, C., Li, X. and Golinelli-Pimpaneau, B. Insights into the hyperthermostability and unusual region-specificity of archaeal Pyrococcus abyssi tRNA m1A57/58 methyltransferase. Nucleic Acids Res. 38 (2010) 6206-6218. [PMID: 20483913]