Reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + G5'ppp5'R-mRNA = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + m7G5'ppp5'R-mRNA
Other name(s): messenger ribonucleate guanine 7-methyltransferase; guanine-7-methyltransferase; messenger RNA guanine 7-methyltransferase
Systematic name: S-adenosyl-L-methionine:mRNA (guanine-N7-)-methyltransferase
Comments: The nucleoside next to the terminal guanosine may be either guanosine or adenosine.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 56941-25-4
References:
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4. Martin, S.A., Paoletti, E. and Moss, B. Purification of mRNA guanylyltransferase and mRNA (guanine-7-) methyltransferase from vaccinia virions. J. Biol. Chem. 250 (1975) 9322-9329. [PMID: 1194287]