The Mtq2-Trm112 methyltransferase is known to modify the translational eukaryotic release factor eRF1 on the glutamine side chain of a universally conserved GGQ motif, which is essential to translation termination. The exact role of eRF1 methylation remains unknown. As the deletion of MTQ2 leads to ...
ORGANISM(S): Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Baker's yeast)