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| Name = 16S rRNA (guanine<sup>1516</sup>-N<sup>2</sup>)-methyltransferase
| EC_number = 2.1.1.242
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| IUBMB_EC_number = 2/1/1/242
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'''16S rRNA (guanine<sup>1516</sup>-N<sup>2</sup>)-methyltransferase''' ({{EC number|2.1.1.242}}, ''yhiQ (gene)'', ''rsmJ (gene)'', ''m2G1516 methyltransferase'') is an [[enzyme]] with system name ''S-adenosyl-L-methionine:16S rRNA (guanine<sup>1516</sup>-N<sup>2</sup>)-methyltransferase''.<ref>{{cite journal | title = YhiQ Is RsmJ, the Methyltransferase Responsible for Methylation of G<sup>1516</sup> in 16S rRNA of ''E. coli'' |author = Basturea, G.N., Dague, D.R., Deutscher, M.P. and Rudd, K.E. |journal = J. Mol. Biol. |year = 2012 |volume = 415 |pages = 16–21 |pmid = 22079366}}</ref> This enzyme [[catalysis|catalyses]] the following [[chemical reaction]]

: [[S-adenosyl-L-methionine]] + [[guanine]]<sup>1516</sup> in 16S rRNA <math>\rightleftharpoons</math> [[S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine]] + N<sup>2</sup>-[[methylguanine]]<sup>1516</sup> in 16S rRNA

The enzyme specifically methylates guanine<sup>1516</sup> at N<sup>2</sup> in 16S rRNA.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{MeshName|16S+rRNA+(guanine1516-N2)-methyltransferase}}

[[Category:EC 2.1.1]]