Structure and catalytic mechanism of the human histone methyltransferase SET7/9

Nature

Volumn 421, Issue 6923, 2003, Pages 652-656

  Xiao, Bing ^a   Jing, Chun ^a   Wilson, Jonathan R ^a   Walker, Philip A ^a   Vasisht, Nishi ^a   Kelly, Geoff ^a   Howell, Steven ^a   Taylor, Ian A ^a   Blackburn, Michael G ^b   Gamblin, Steven J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLATION; AMINO ACIDS; CATALYSIS; GENES; PHOSPHORESCENCE;

METHYLATION;

ENZYMES;

HISTONE LYSINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; LYSINE; PROTEIN SET 7; PROTEIN SET 9; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOLOGY;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HUMAN; METHYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TARGETING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CATALYSIS; COENZYMES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; HISTONE-LYSINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN BONDING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; METHYLATION; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0037421847     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature01378     Document Type: Article

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