Structure and mechanism of non-histone protein acetyltransferase enzymes

FEBS Journal

Volumn 280, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 5570-5581

  Friedmann, David R ^a   Marmorstein, Ronen ^a,b  

^a WISTAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

AcCoA; enzyme mechanism; epigenetics; HATs; NATs; PATs; post translational modification enzymes; protein acetyltransferases; structure; substrate binding

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A; ACYLTRANSFERASE;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HISTONE ACETYLATION; HISTONE MODIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ACCOA; ENZYME MECHANISM; EPIGENETICS; HATS; NATS; PATS; POST-TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATION ENZYMES; PROTEIN ACETYLTRANSFERASES; STRUCTURE; SUBSTRATE-BINDING;

ACETYL COENZYME A; ACETYLATION; ACETYLTRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASES; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; PROTEINS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84886599617     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: 17424658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/febs.12373     Document Type: Review

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