Distinct enzymatic properties of recombinant mouse DNA methyltransferases Dnmt3a and Dnmt3b

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 737-744

  Suetake, Isao ^a   Miyazaki, Junko ^a   Murakami, Chikako ^a   Takeshima, Hideyuki ^a   Tajima, Shoji ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

DNA methyltranasferase; Dnmt3a; Dnmt3b; Expression and purification

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; DEOXYCYTIDINE; DEOXYGUANOSINE; DEOXYINOSINE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3A; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3B; MANGANESE; NICKEL; POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE; POTASSIUM; RECOMBINANT ENZYME; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SODIUM ION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CPA ISLAND; CPC ISLAND; CPG ISLAND; CPT ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; IONIC STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; PH; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; CATIONS, DIVALENT; CELL LINE; DNA; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPODOPTERA;

ANIMALIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 3A;

EID: 0042311434     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvg095     Document Type: Article

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