Structural characterization and comparative phylogenetic analysis of Escherichia coli HemK, a protein (N5)-glutamine methyltransferase

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 340, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 695-706

  Yang, Zhe ^a   Shipman, Lance ^a,d   Zhang, Meng ^b   Anton, Brian P ^b,c   Roberts, Richard J ^b   Cheng, Xiaodong ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MOREHOUSE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

AdoHcy, S adenosyl L homocysteine; GGQ motif; HemK; MAD, multiwavelength anomalous dispersion; NPPY motif; protein glutamine methylation; RF, release factor

Indexed keywords

5 GLUTAMINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; S ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMK GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; THERMOTOGA MARITIMA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; THERMOTOGA; THERMOTOGA MARITIMA;

EID: 3042513877     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.05.019     Document Type: Article

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