Cyclebase 3.0

Cell-cycle regulation database

MTF1 [YMR228W]

Mitochondrial RNA polymerase specificity factor; has structural similarity to S-adenosylmethionine-dependent methyltransferases and functional similarity to bacterial sigma-factors; Mtf1p interacts with and stabilizes the Rpo41p-promoter complex, enhancing DNA bending and melting to facilitate pre-initiation open complex formation; Belongs to the class I-like SAM-binding methyltransferase superfamily. rRNA adenine N(6)-methyltransferase family.

Synonyms:  MTF1,  MTF1p,  P14908,  P14908p,  YM9959.10 ...

Linkouts:  STRING  UniProt