mRNA (guanine-N7-)-methyltransferase activity

id: GO:0004482
name: mRNA (guanine-N7-)-methyltransferase activity
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: Catalysis of the reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + G(5')pppR-RNA = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + m7G(5')pppR-RNA. m7G(5')pppR-RNA is mRNA containing an N7-methylguanine cap; R may be guanosine or adenosine.

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0008170N-methyltransferase activity
GO:0008174mRNA methyltransferase activity