Structure of a binary complex of HhaI methyltransferase with S-adenosyl-L-methionine formed in the presence of a short non-specific DNA oligonucleotide

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 287, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 201-209

  O'Gara, Margaret ^a   Zhang, Xing ^a   Roberts, Richard J ^b   Cheng, Xiaodong ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cation interactions; DNA methyltransferase; Primed AdoMet binding orientation; Protein DNA non specific binding

Indexed keywords

DNA; METHYLTRANSFERASE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; S ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033605827     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2608     Document Type: Article

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