Functional and structural characterization of DNMT2 from Spodoptera frugiperda

Journal of Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 64-66

  Li, Sisi ^a   Du, Jiamu ^b   Yang, Hui ^b   Yin, Juan ^a   Ding, Jianping ^b   Zhong, Jiang ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; DNA; DNA (CYTOSINE 5) METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 2; TRANSFER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CATALYSIS; CYTOPLASM; DNA BINDING; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; EPIGENETICS; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE MUTATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; LETTER; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; CATALYSIS; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SPODOPTERA;

EID: 84874313424     PISSN: 16742788     EISSN: 17594685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmcb/mjs057     Document Type: Letter

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