conserved in eukarya, archeae, and bacteria, while others are unique to each domain of life. In bacteria,
hundreds of RNA modification enzymes have been identified and implicated in biological pathways
associated with many cell processes. The glucose-inhibited division (gid) operon encodes genes for two
RNA modification enzymes named GidA and GidB. Studies have shown GidA is essential for the proper
biosynthesis of 5-methylaminomethyl-2-thiouridine