Characterization of PRMT1 from Plasmodium falciparum

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 421, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 107-118

  Fan, Qi ^a   Miao, Jun ^a   Cui, Long ^a   Cui, Liwang ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arginine methylation; Enzyme activity; Histone; Protein arginine methyltransferase (PRMT); Small molecule inhibitor; Transcription regulation

Indexed keywords

ARGININE METHYLATION; HISTONE; PROTEIN ARGININE METHYLTRANSFERASE (PRMT); SMALL-MOLECULE INHIBITOR; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ALKYLATION; AMINES; AMINO ACIDS; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYMES; MAMMALS; METHYLATION; MOLECULES; NUCLEIC ACIDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; RNA; SUBSTRATES; TRANSCRIPTION;

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

ARGININE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HISTONE H4; PROTEIN ARGININE METHYLTRANSFERASE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC CONSERVATION; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TARGETING; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TURNOVER TIME; WESTERN BLOTTING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; KINETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTEIN-ARGININE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 67650334164     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: 14708728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20090185     Document Type: Article

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