Journal: Biochemical Journal
Article Title: Characterisation of RNA guanine-7 methyltransferase (RNMT) using a small molecule approach
doi: 10.1042/BCJ20240608
Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) Diagram of enzymatic reaction carried ofout by RNMT. The N7 nitrogen on the cap and the methyl group are highlighted in red. ( B ) The cap structure minus RNA as used in the present paperstudy. ( C ) GMP-PnP as used as a cap surrogate in the crystallography experiments and ( D ) Sinefungin, a non-selective methyltransferase inhibitor acting as a SAM mimetic. Abbreviations: GMP-PnP, guanosine 5’-[β,γ-imido]triphosphate; RNMT, RNA guanine-7 methyltransferase; SAM, S-adenosylmethionine.
Article Snippet: The first utilises the MTase Glo reagent (Promega) to convert the product of the methyltransferase assay into a bioluminescent signal [ ] through coupling enzymes.
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