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. 2018 Oct;24(10):1277–1284. doi: 10.1261/rna.067736.118

FIGURE 4.

FIGURE 4.

Three possible mechanisms to explain the ordered modification circuits in the ACL region, using the i6A37/t6A37-m3C32 circuit as an example. (A) The initial modification (i6A37 or t6A37) directly acts as a recognition element for the subsequent modification enzyme (Trm140 for m3C32 modification). (B) The initial modification (i6A37 or t6A37) alters the structure of the ACL to present a structure that is itself recognized or properly exposes the target residue (C32) for the subsequent modification enzyme (Trm140). (C) The initial modification (i6A37 or t6A37) prevents a subsequent modification from occurring (Cm32 by Trm7/732), allowing a different modification enzyme (Trm140) to act instead.