Methyltransferases prefer monomer over core-trimmed nucleosomes as in vitro substrates

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 415, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 84-86

  Jiang, Yong ^a   Schneck, Jessica L ^a   Grimes, Maggie ^a   Taylor, Amy N ^a   Hou, Wangfang ^a   Thrall, Sara H ^a   Sweitzer, Sharon M ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; DNA; DRUG PRODUCTS;

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASES; DNA STRANDS; DRUG DISCOVERY; EPIGENETICS; METHYLTRANSFERASES; NUCLEOSOMES; SCREENING ASSAYS; SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITOR;

MONOMERS;

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3B; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3L; METHYLTRANSFERASE; MONOMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DNA STRAND; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; EPIGENETICS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; NUCLEOSOME; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTILLATION;

EID: 79957699274     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2011.03.037     Document Type: Article

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