Recombinant Human Probable dimethyladenosine transferase (DIMT1)

Uniprot Id

Q9UNQ2

Target Species

Human

Target Name

DIMT1

Target Full Name

Dimethyladenosine transferase

Target Function

Specifically dimethylates two adjacent adenosines in the loop of a conserved hairpin near the 3'-end of 18S rRNA in the 40S particle. Involved in the pre-rRNA processing steps leading to small-subunit rRNA production independently of its RNA-modifying catalytic activity.

Target Subcellular Location

Nucleus, nucleoplasm. Nucleus, nucleolus.

Target Protein Families

Class I-like SAM-binding methyltransferase superfamily, rRNA adenine N(6)-methyltransferase family

Target Research Area

Epigenetics and Nuclear Signaling

Target Synonyms

18S rRNA (adenine(1779)-N(6)/adenine(1780)-N(6))-dimethyltransferase; 18S rRNA dimethylase; DIM1; DIM1 dimethyladenosine transferase 1 homolog (S. cerevisiae); DIM1 dimethyladenosine transferase 1 homolog; DIM1 dimethyladenosine transferase 1 like ; DIM1 dimethyladenosine transferase 1-like; Dimethyladenosine transferase; DIMT1; DIMT1_HUMAN; DIMT1L; HSA9761; HUSSY5; N''-adenosyl(rRNA) dimethyltransferase; Probable 18S rRNA (adenine(1779) N(6)/adenine(1780) N(6)) dimethyltransferase; Probable 18S rRNA dimethylase; Probable dimethyladenosine transferase; Probable S adenosylmethionine 6 N',N' adenosyl(rRNA) dimethyltransferase; S adenosylmethionine 6 N',N' adenosyl(rRNA) dimethyltransferase; S-adenosylmethionine-6-N''

Target Background

The protein encoded by this gene is a methyltransferase that is responsible for dimethylation of adjacent adenosines near the 18S rRNA decoding site. The encoded protein is essential for ribosome biogenesis, although its catalytic activity is not involved in the process. The yeast ortholog of this protein functions in the cytoplasm while this protein functions in the nucleus.