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Detection of substrate binding motifs for morphine biosynthetic pathway intermediates in novel wound inducible (R,S)-reticuline 7-O-methyltransferase of Papaver somniferum [PDF]

, 2011
The benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIA) comprise a large and diverse group of nitrogen-containing secondary metabolites with about 2500 compounds identified in plants.
Abha Meena, Dharmendra Kumar Yadav, Feroz Khan, Rakesh K. Shukla, Sema Singh, Sonal Mishra   +5 more
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The Inhibitory Effect of GlmU Acetyltransferase Inhibitor TPSA on Mycobacterium tuberculosis May Be Affected Due to Its Methylation by Methyltransferase Rv0560c

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2019
Mycobacterium tuberculosis bifunctional enzyme GlmU is a novel target for anti-TB drugs and is involved in glycosyl donor UDP-N-acetylglucosamine biosynthesis.
Changming Chen, Xiuyan Han, Qiulong Yan, Chao Wang, Liqiu Jia, Ayaz Taj, Lizhe Zhao, Yufang Ma, Yufang Ma   +8 more
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Potential Drugs Targeting Early Innate Immune Evasion of SARS-Coronavirus 2 via 2’-O-Methylation of Viral RNA

Viruses, 2020
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) causing the COVID-19 respiratory disease pandemic utilizes unique 2′-O-methyltransferase (2′-O-MTase) capping machinery to camouflage its RNA from innate immune recognition.
José Antonio Encinar, Javier A. Menendez   +1 more
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Pathway of human AS3MT arsenic methylation [PDF]

, 2014
A synthetic gene encoding human As(III) S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) methyltransferase (hAS3MT) was expressed, and the purified enzyme was characterized.
Dheeman, Dharmendra S., Packianathan, Charles, Pillai, Jitesh K., Rosen, Barry P.   +3 more
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Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) in pediatric soft tissue sarcomas: first implications

BMC Medicine, 2011
Soft tissue sarcomas of childhood are a group of heterogeneous tumors thought to be derived from mesenchymal stem cells. Surgical resection is effective only in about 50% of cases and resistance to conventional chemotherapy is often responsible for ...
Giordano Antonio, Miele Lucio, Ciarapica Roberta, Locatelli Franco, Rota Rossella   +4 more
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Functional Diversification and Structural Origins of Plant Natural Product Methyltransferases

Molecules, 2022
In plants, methylation is a common step in specialized metabolic pathways, leading to a vast diversity of natural products. The methylation of these small molecules is catalyzed by S-adenosyl-l-methionine (SAM)-dependent methyltransferases, which are ...
Audrey Lashley, Ryan Miller, Stephanie Provenzano, Sara-Alexis Jarecki, Paul Erba, Vonny Salim   +5 more
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Structure of the first representative of Pfam family PF04016 (DUF364) reveals enolase and Rossmann-like folds that combine to form a unique active site with a possible role in heavy-metal chelation. [PDF]

, 2010
The crystal structure of Dhaf4260 from Desulfitobacterium hafniense DCB-2 was determined by single-wavelength anomalous diffraction (SAD) to a resolution of 2.01 Å using the semi-automated high-throughput pipeline of the Joint Center for Structural ...
Abdubek, Polat, Aravind, L, Astakhova, Tamara, Axelrod, Herbert L, Bakolitsa, Constantina, Carlton, Dennis, Chiu, Hsiu Ju, Clayton, Thomas, Deacon, Ashley M, Deller, Marc C, Duan, Lian, Elsliger, Marc André, Feuerhelm, Julie, Godzik, Adam, Grant, Joanna C, Han, Gye Won, Hodgson, Keith O, Jaroszewski, Lukasz, Jin, Kevin K, Klock, Heath E, Knuth, Mark W, Kozbial, Piotr, Krishna, S Sri, Kumar, Abhinav, Lesley, Scott A, Marciano, David, McMullan, Daniel, Miller, Mitchell D, Morse, Andrew T, Nigoghossian, Edward, Okach, Linda, Reyes, Ron, Rife, Christopher L, van den Bedem, Henry, Weekes, Dana, Wilson, Ian A, Wooley, John, Xu, Qingping   +37 more
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Epigenetics in ovarian cancer: premise, properties, and perspectives. [PDF]

, 2018
Malignant ovarian tumors bear the highest mortality rate among all gynecological cancers. Both late tumor diagnosis and tolerance to available chemical therapy increase patient mortality.
Huang, Shuang, Lau, Bonnie, Lau, Wayne Bond, Tang, Kexin, Wang, Hongjing, Wang, Wei, Wang, Xin, Wei, Yuquan, Xu, Lian, Yang, Qilian, Yang, Yuqing, Yang, Zhengnan, Yi, Tao, Zhao, Linjie, Zhao, Xia, Zhou, Nianxin, Zhou, Shengtao   +16 more
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Melatonin-Mediated Development of Ovine Cumulus Cells, Perhaps by Regulation of DNA Methylation

Molecules, 2018
Cumulus cells of pre-pubertal domestic animals are dysfunctional, perhaps due to age-specific epigenetic events. This study was designed to determine effects of melatonin treatment of donors on methylation modification of pre-pubertal cumulus cells ...
Yi Fang, Shoulong Deng, Jinlong Zhang, Haijun Liu, Yihai Li, Xiaosheng Zhang, Yixun Liu   +6 more
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Biological functions of m6A methyltransferases

Cell & Bioscience, 2021
M6A methyltransferases, acting as a writer in N6-methyladenosine, have attracted wide attention due to their dynamic regulation of life processes. In this review, we first briefly introduce the individual components of m6A methyltransferases and explain ...
Jianzhong Gu, Yu Zhan, Lvjia Zhuo, Qin Zhang, Guohua Li, Qiujie Li, Shasha Qi, Jinyu Zhu, Qun Lv, Yingying Shen, Yong Guo, Shuiping Liu, Tian Xie, Xinbing Sui   +13 more
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