Involved in pre-rRNA processing. Utilizes the methyl donor S-adenosyl-L-methionine to catalyze the site-specific 2'-hydroxyl methylation of ribose moieties in pre-ribosomal RNA. Site specificity is provided by a guide RNA that base pairs with the substrate. Methylation occurs at a characteristic distance from the sequence involved in base pairing with the guide RNA.
Lischwe M.A., Ochs R.L., Reddy R., Cook R.G., Yeoman L.C., Tan E.M., Reichlin M., Busch H. J. Biol. Chem. 260:14304-14310(1985)
Yanagida M., Hayano T., Yamauchi Y., Shinkawa T., Natsume T., Isobe T., Takahashi N.J. Biol. Chem. 279:1607-1614(2004)
Wang Y., Liu J., Zhao H., Lue W., Zhao J., Yang L., Li N., Du X., Ke Y.Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1773:863-868(2007)