The hemK gene in Escherichia coli encodes the N5-glutamine methyltransferase that modifies peptide release factors

EMBO Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 769-778

  Heurgu, Valérie ^a   Champ, Stéphanie ^a  

^a Department of Cell and Molecular Biology ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

HemK; Methyltransferase; Peptide release factor; YfcB

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; METHYLTRANSFERASE; N 5 GLUTAMINE METHYLTRASFERASE; PROTEIN HEMK; PROTEIN RF1; PROTEIN RF2; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SERINE; THREONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MOTIF;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN METHYLTRANSFERASES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0037084101     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/21.4.769     Document Type: Article

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