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Site rumA

• Name: rumA
• Type: Gene
  Synonyms

  b2785	MG1655 locus tag
  ygcA	Gustafsson et al. (1996) NAR 24:3756

  
  
• Mnemonic: RNA uridine methlytransferase
• Left End Point: 62.76
• Right End Point: 62.78
  Products:

  23S rRNA m5U1939 methyltransferase, SAM-dependent

  
  
• Direction: <
• Priority: 0
  1 Alleles of This Gene

  rumA783(del)::kan

  
  
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  EcoGene.org	EG11247
  EcoliWiki	rumA

  
  
• Comment:
• References:
  • Agarwalla, S., J.T. Kealey, D.V. Santi, R.M. Stroud 2002. Characterization of the 23 S ribosomal RNA m5U1939 methyltransferase from Escherichia coli. J.Biol.Chem. 277:8835-8840
  
  
  • Agarwalla, S., R.M. Stroud, B.J. Gaffney 2004. Redox reactions of the iron-sulfur cluster in a ribosomal RNA methyltransferase, RumA: optical and EPR studies. J.Biol.Chem. 279:123-129