CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE OF THE HHAL DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE COMPLEXED WITH S-ADENOSYL-L-METHIONINE

被引:362
作者
CHENG, XD [1 ]
KUMAR, S [1 ]
POSFAI, J [1 ]
PFLUGRATH, JW [1 ]
ROBERTS, RJ [1 ]
机构
[1] NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS INC,BEVERLY,MA 01915
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10.1016/0092-8674(93)90421-L
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The first three-dimensional structure of a DNA methyltransferase is presented. The crystal structure of the DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferase, M.Hhal (recognition sequence: GCGC), complexed with S-adenosyl-L-methionine has been determined and refined at 2.5 angstrom 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.
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