Characterization of DNA-binding activity in the N-terminal domain of the DNA methyltransferase Dnmt3a

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 437, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 141-148

  Suetake, Isao ^a   Mishima, Yuichi ^a   Kimura, Hironobu ^a   Lee, Young Ho ^a   Goto, Yuji ^a   Takeshima, Hideyuki ^a,b   Ikegami, Takahisa ^a   Tajima, Shoji ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; DNA methyltransferase; DNA binding activity; Subcellular localization

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3A; LYSINE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CPG ISLAND; CYTOPLASM; DNA BINDING; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BINDING SITES; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLATION; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

EID: 79958828832     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: 14708728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20110241     Document Type: Article

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