title: Specificity and kinetics of 23S rRNA modification enzymes RlmH and RluD.
abstract: Along the ribosome assembly pathway, various ribosomal RNA processing and modification reactions take place. Stem-loop 69 in the large subunit of Escherichia coli ribosomes plays a substantial role in ribosome functioning. It contains three highly conserved pseudouridines synthesized by pseudouridine synthase RluD. One of the pseudouridines is further methylated by RlmH. In this paper we show that RlmH has unique substrate specificity among rRNA modification enzymes. It preferentially methylates pseudouridine and less efficiently uridine. Furthermore, RlmH is the only known modification enzyme that is specific to 70S ribosomes. Kinetic parameters determined for RlmH are the following: The apparent K(M) for substrate 70S ribosomes is 0.51 ± 0.06 μM, and for cofactor S-adenosyl-L-methionine 27 ± 3 μM; the k(cat) values are 4.95 ± 1.10 min⁻¹ and 6.4 ± 1.3 min⁻¹, respectively. Knowledge of the substrate specificity and the kinetic parameters of RlmH made it possible to determine the kinetic parameters for RluD as well. The K(M) value for substrate 50S subunits is 0.98 ± 0.18 μM and the k(cat) value is 1.97 ± 0.46 min⁻¹. RluD is the first rRNA pseudouridine synthase to be kinetically characterized. The determined rates of RluD- and RlmH-directed modifications of 23S rRNA are compatible with the rate of 50S assembly in vivo. The fact that RlmH requires 30S subunits demonstrates the dependence of 50S subunit maturation on the simultaneous presence of 30S subunits.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, 51010 Tartu, Estonia.
authors.forename: Rya
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ero
authors.forename: Margus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leppik
authors.forename: Aivar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Liiv
authors.forename: Jaanus
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Remme
mesh_terms: D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006836:Hydro-Lyases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008745:Methylation; D008780:Methyltransferases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012338:RNA, Ribosomal, 23S / Q000378:metabolism*; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D012338:RNA, Ribosomal, 23S; D008780:Methyltransferases; C532170:RlmH protein, E coli; D006836:Hydro-Lyases; C115603:RluD protein, E coli
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