The catalytic mechanism of the RNA methyltransferase METTL3
I. Corbeski, P. A. Vargas-Rosales, R. K. Bedi, J. Deng, D. Coelho, E. Braud, L. Iannazzo, Y. Li, D. Huang, M. Etheve-Quelquejeu, Q. Cui, A. Caflisch
This study reveals the catalytic mechanism of METTL3-14 by identifying two adenosine binding conformations, the methyl transfer transition state, and the roles of key residues in catalysis.
bioRxiv · Sep 6, 2023 · PreprintBiochemistry