A two-state activation mechanism controls the histone methyltransferase Suv39h1

Nature Chemical Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 188-193

  Müller, Manuel M ^a   Fierz, Beat ^a,b   Bittova, Lenka ^a   Liszczak, Glen ^a   Muir, Tom W ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONE METHYLTRANSFERASE SUV39H1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CHROMATIN; HISTONE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; SUV39H1 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ALLOSTERISM; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TEMPLATE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; METHYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; INSECT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR MODEL; PHYSIOLOGICAL FEEDBACK; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CHROMATIN; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; GENOMIC STRUCTURAL VARIATION; HISTONES; HUMANS; INSECTS; METHYLATION; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 84955584378     PISSN: 15524450     EISSN: 15524469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.2008     Document Type: Article

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