M.TaqI: Possible catalysis via cation-π interactions in N-specific DNA methyltransferases

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 379, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 389-400

  Schluckebier, Gerd ^a,b   Labahn, Jörg ^a,c   Granzin, Joachim ^a,c   Saenger, Wolfram ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cationic interaction; Crystal structure; N6 adenine DNA methyltransferase; S adenosylmethionine

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CATION; DNA; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHYL GROUP; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

ADENINE; CATALYSIS; CATIONS; DNA; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SITE-SPECIFIC DNA-METHYLTRANSFERASE (ADENINE-SPECIFIC);

EID: 0031959007     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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