The dual methyltransferase METTL13 targets N terminus and Lys55 of eEF1A and modulates codon-specific translation rates

Eukaryotic elongation factor 1 alpha (eEF1A) is subject to extensive post-translational methylation but not all responsible enzymes are known. Here, the authors identify METTL13 as an eEF1A methyltransferase with dual specificity, which is involved in the codon-specific modulation of mRNA translatio...

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Main Authors: Magnus E. Jakobsson, Jędrzej M. Małecki, Levon Halabelian, Benedikt S. Nilges, Rita Pinto, Srikanth Kudithipudi, Stephanie Munk, Erna Davydova, Fawzi R. Zuhairi, Cheryl H. Arrowsmith, Albert Jeltsch, Sebastian A. Leidel, Jesper V. Olsen, Pål Ø. Falnes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05646-y
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Summary:Eukaryotic elongation factor 1 alpha (eEF1A) is subject to extensive post-translational methylation but not all responsible enzymes are known. Here, the authors identify METTL13 as an eEF1A methyltransferase with dual specificity, which is involved in the codon-specific modulation of mRNA translation.
ISSN:2041-1723