Methyl magic and HAT tricks

被引:5
作者
Dutnall, RN [1 ]
Denu, JM
机构
[1] Univ Calif San Diego, Div Biol Sci, Mol Biol Sect, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
[2] Oregon Hlth & Sci Univ, Dept Biochem & Mol Biol, Portland, OR 97201 USA
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10.1038/nsb1202-888
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The structures of four lysine methyltransferases give us the first glimpse of the molecular architecture responsible for histone/protein lysine methylation, whereas a recent study of the Esa1 histone acetyltransferase suggests that lysine acetyltransferases still have surprises in store.
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页码:888 / 891
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