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X Cheng1, S Kumar, J Posfai, J W Pflugrath, R J Roberts.
Abstract
The first three-dimensional structure of a DNA methyltransferase is presented. The crystal structure of the DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferase, M.HhaI (recognition sequence: GCGC), complexed with S-adenosyl-L-methionine has been determined and refined at 2.5 A resolution. The core of the structure is dominated by sequence motifs conserved among all DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferases, and these are responsible for cofactor binding and methyltransferase function.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8343957 DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(93)90421-l
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell ISSN: 0092-8674 Impact factor: 41.582