Diversity in mechanism and function of tRNA methyltransferases

RNA Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 398-411

  Swinehart, William E ^a   Jackman, Jane E ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Methyltransferase; S adenosyl methionine; tRNA

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; RIBOSE; RNA; TRANSFER RNA; TRANSFER RNA METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ANTICODON; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN METHYLATION; RNA METHYLATION; STRESS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; METHYLATION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; METHYLATION; RNA, TRANSFER; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TRNA METHYLTRANSFERASES;

EID: 84928256564     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2015.1008358     Document Type: Article

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