Prokaryotic DNA Methyltransferases: The Structure and the Mechanism of Interaction with DNA

Molecular Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 260-272

  Gromova, E S ^a   Khoroshaev, A V ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

DNA methyltransferase inhibitors; DNA methyltransferases; Homology; Mechanism of DNA methylation; Prokaryotes; S adenosyl L methionine; Structure; Target base flipping

Indexed keywords

DNA BASE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; INITIATION FACTOR; METHYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA HELIX; DNA METHYLATION; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN METHYLATION; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; RESTRICTION MAPPING; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0037275680     PISSN: 00268933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023301923025     Document Type: Review

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