S-adenosyl-L-methionine + guanine1405 in 16S rRNA = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + N7-methylguanine1405 in 16S rRNA
Substrate
S-adenosyl-L-methionine [CPD:C00019];
guanine1405 in 16S rRNA
Product
S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine [CPD:C00021];
N7-methylguanine1405 in 16S rRNA
Comment
The enzyme from the antibiotic-producing bacterium Micromonospora zionensis specifically methylates guanine1405 at N7 in 16S rRNA, thereby rendering the ribosome resistant to 4,6-disubstituted deoxystreptamine aminoglycosides, which include gentamicins and kanamycins [2].
Structural basis for the methylation of G1405 in 16S rRNA by aminoglycoside resistance methyltransferase Sgm from an antibiotic producer: a diversity of active sites in m7G methyltransferases.
Savic M, Lovric J, Tomic TI, Vasiljevic B, Conn GL
Title
Determination of the target nucleosides for members of two families of 16S rRNA methyltransferases that confer resistance to partially overlapping groups of aminoglycoside antibiotics.
Aminoglycoside resistance genes sgm and kgmB protect bacterial but not yeast small ribosomal subunits in vitro despite high conservation of the rRNA A-site.
Maravic Vlahovicek G, Cubrilo S, Tkaczuk KL, Bujnicki JM
Title
Modeling and experimental analyses reveal a two-domain structure and amino acids important for the activity of aminoglycoside resistance methyltransferase Sgm.