Mechanistic diversity of radical S-adenosylmethionine (SAM)-dependent methylation

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 290, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 3995-4002

  Bauerle, Matthew R ^a   Schwalm, Erica L ^a   Booker, Squire J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; AMINO ACIDS; ATOMS; CARBON; ENZYMES; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; METABOLITES; METHYLATION; PHOSPHORUS; PROTEINS;

CHEMICAL MECHANISM; MECHANISTIC DIVERSITY; PHOSPHOROUS ATOMS; PROTEIN ARCHITECTURES; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SECONDARY METABOLITES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; UNACTIVATED CARBONS;

C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE);

CARBON; COBALAMIN; CYSTEINE; HYDROGEN; LIPID; METHYL GROUP; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PHOSPHINOTHRICIN; PHOSPHOROUS ACID; PROTEIN; RNA; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SUGAR; FREE RADICAL; PROTEIN METHYLTRANSFERASE;

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CROSS LINKING; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROMONOSPORA; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN METHYLATION; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STREPTOMYCES; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHYLATION;

ANIMALS; FREE RADICALS; HUMANS; METHYLATION; PROTEIN METHYLTRANSFERASES; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

EID: 84922879470     PISSN: 00219258     EISSN: 1083351X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.R114.607044     Document Type: Review

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