Reaction: acetyl-CoA + an N-terminal L-alanyl-[S5 protein of 30S ribosome] = CoA + an N-terminal N-acetyl-L-alanyl-[S5 protein of 30S ribosome]
Other name(s): rimJ (gene name)
Systematic name: acetyl-CoA:[S5 protein of 30S ribosome]-L-alanine N-acetyltransferase
Comments: The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Escherichia coli, is specific for protein S5, a component of the 30S ribosomal subunit. It also plays a role in maturation of the 30S ribosomal subunit. cf. EC 2.3.1.266, [ribosomal protein S18]-alanine N-acetyltransferase.
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References:
1. Yoshikawa, A., Isono, S., Sheback, A. and Isono, K. Cloning and nucleotide sequencing of the genes rimI and rimJ which encode enzymes acetylating ribosomal proteins S18 and S5 of Escherichia coli K12. Mol. Gen. Genet. 209 (1987) 481-488. [PMID: 2828880]
2. Roy-Chaudhuri, B., Kirthi, N., Kelley, T. and Culver, G.M. Suppression of a cold-sensitive mutation in ribosomal protein S5 reveals a role for RimJ in ribosome biogenesis. Mol. Microbiol. 68 (2008) 1547-1559. [PMID: 18466225]
3. Roy-Chaudhuri, B., Kirthi, N. and Culver, G.M. Appropriate maturation and folding of 16S rRNA during 30S subunit biogenesis are critical for translational fidelity. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 107 (2010) 4567-4572. [PMID: 20176963]