SET for life: Biochemical activities and biological functions of SET domain-containing proteins

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 621-639

  Herz, Hans Martin ^a   Garruss, Alexander ^a   Shilatifard, Ali ^a  

^a STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Histone lysine methylation; Non histone substrates; SET domain containing proteins

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H3; HISTONE METHYLTRANSFERASE; HOX PROTEIN; LYSINE; POLYCOMB REPRESSIVE COMPLEX 2; PROTEIN KINASE B; PROTEIN RKM1; PROTEIN RKM2; PROTEIN RKM3; PROTEIN RKM4; PROTEIN SET1; PROTEIN SET2; PROTEIN SET7; PROTEIN SET9; PROTEIN SETD6; PROTEIN SETD7; PROTEIN SETD8; PROTEIN SMYD2; PROTEIN SMYD3; SET DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR EZH2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CATALYSIS; CELL CYCLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA REPLICATION; DROSOPHILA; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GENE DELETION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HISTONE METHYLATION; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; RNA SPLICING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION; YEAST;

HISTONE LYSINE METHYLATION; NON-HISTONE SUBSTRATES; SET DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEINS;

HISTONE CHAPERONES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84888132934     PISSN: 09680004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2013.09.004     Document Type: Review

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