A novel automethylation reaction in the Aspergillus nidulans LaeA protein generates S-methylmethionine

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 288, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 14032-14045

  Patananan, Alexander N ^a   Palmer, Jonathan M ^b   Garvey, Graeme S ^b,c   Keller, Nancy P ^b   Clarke, Steven G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c Monsanto Vegetable Seeds   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; REVERSE PHASE CHROMATOGRAPHY; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SECONDARY METABOLISM; SECONDARY METABOLITES;

ALKYLATION; ASPERGILLUS; EXPERIMENTS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHYLATION; PROTEINS; SUBSTRATES;

AMINO ACIDS;

FUNGAL ENZYME; HYBRID PROTEIN; MALTOSE BINDING PROTEIN; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN LAEA; S METHYLMETHIONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; AUTOMETHYLATION; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUNGAL STRAIN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN METHYLATION;

ASPERGILLUS; AUTOMETHYLATION; GENE REGULATION; HISTONE METHYLATION; LAEA; METHIONINE; PROTEIN METHYLATION; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; S-METHYLMETHIONINE; SECONDARY METABOLISM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CATIONS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; METHYLATION; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; PLASMIDS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; VITAMIN U;

EID: 84877897399     PISSN: 00219258     EISSN: 1083351X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M113.465765     Document Type: Article

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