Structure and catalytic mechanism of a SET domain protein methyltransferase

Cell

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 91-103

  Trievel, Raymond C ^a   Beach, Bridgette M ^a   Dirk, Lynnette M A ^b   Houtz, Robert L ^b   Hurley, James H ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYL GROUP; PROTEIN METHYLTRANSFERASE; TYROSINE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037020199     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(02)01000-0     Document Type: Article

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