Bioinformatic identification of novel methyltransferases
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Special RepoRt Bioinformatic identification of novel methyltransferases
Methyltransferases & epigenomics In recent years, we have witnessed greatly expanded attention to the enzymes that catalyze the transfer of methyl groups from S-adenosylmethionine (AdoMet) to DNA, RNA, proteins, lipids and small molecules [1]. The central role of methyltransferases in epigenetics was first realized with enzymes modifying DNA [2,3]; subsequent work has demonstrated the importanc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Epigenomics
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1750-1911,1750-192X
DOI: 10.2217/epi.09.3