Structure-guided analysis reveals nine sequence motifs conserved among DNA amino-methyltransferases, and suggests a catalytic mechanism for these enzymes.

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• Publication year

  1995

• Venue

  Journal of Molecular Biology

• Publication date

  1995-11-03

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Chemistry

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  DOI 10.1006/JMBI.1995.0577PMID 7473738
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