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. 2016 Sep 20;45(4):2007–2015. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkw839

Figure 3.

Figure 3.

Mass spectral region for the RNase A fragment AGGGGAACp from the loop of 16S rRNA helix 45 (nucleotides 1513–1520) in the E. coli derivatives. The number of methyl groups added to this sequence is indicated at the bottom of the figure. (A) The wild-type E. coli rRNA fragment at m/z 2761 is stoichiometrically modified with five methyl groups. (B) The spectrum from the E. coli rsmA-null mutant contains a single methyl group at m2G1516 in the m/z 2705 peak, and this pattern remained unchanged upon expression of NEQ337. (C) The E. coli rsmA-null mutant expressing Igni_1059 gave rise to a series of peaks from mono- and dimethylation intermediates at A1518 and A1519.