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==Structural basis for the product specificity of histone lysine methyltransferases==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[1peg]] is a 4 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurospora_crassa Neurospora crassa]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1PEG OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1PEG FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><scene name='pdbligand=SAH:S-ADENOSYL-L-HOMOCYSTEINE'>SAH</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=ZN:ZINC+ION'>ZN</scene><br>
<tr><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Related_structure|Related:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">[[1ml9|1ml9]]</td></tr>
<tr><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Activity:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histone-lysine_N-methyltransferase Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase], with EC number [http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=2.1.1.43 2.1.1.43] </span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1peg FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=1peg OCA], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=1peg RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/1peg PDBsum]</span></td></tr>
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== Evolutionary Conservation ==
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
DIM-5 is a SUV39-type histone H3 Lys9 methyltransferase that is essential for DNA methylation in N. crassa. We report the structure of a ternary complex including DIM-5, S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine, and a substrate H3 peptide. The histone tail inserts as a parallel strand between two DIM-5 strands, completing a hybrid sheet. Three post-SET cysteines coordinate a zinc atom together with Cys242 from the SET signature motif (NHXCXPN) near the active site. Consequently, a narrow channel is formed to accommodate the target Lys9 side chain. The sulfur atom of S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine, where the transferable methyl group is to be attached in S-adenosyl-L-methionine, lies at the opposite end of the channel, approximately 4 A away from the target Lys9 nitrogen. Structural comparison of the active sites of DIM-5, an H3 Lys9 trimethyltransferase, and SET7/9, an H3 Lys4 monomethyltransferase, allowed us to design substitutions in both enzymes that profoundly alter their product specificities without affecting their catalytic activities.

Structural basis for the product specificity of histone lysine methyltransferases.,Zhang X, Yang Z, Khan SI, Horton JR, Tamaru H, Selker EU, Cheng X Mol Cell. 2003 Jul;12(1):177-85. PMID:12887903<ref>PMID:12887903</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Histone methyltransferase|Histone methyltransferase]]
== References ==
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</StructureSection>
[[Category: Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase]]
[[Category: Neurospora crassa]]
[[Category: Cheng, X.]]
[[Category: Horton, J R.]]
[[Category: Khan, S I.]]
[[Category: Selker, E U.]]
[[Category: Tamaru, H.]]
[[Category: Yang, Z.]]
[[Category: Zhang, X.]]
[[Category: A hybrid beta sheet formed by dim-5 and h3 tail]]
[[Category: A suv39-type histone-h3 lys-9 methyltransferase]]
[[Category: Post-set zinc-binding site]]
[[Category: Pre-set triangular zn3cys9 zinc cluster]]
[[Category: Set domain protein forms a knot-like substructure]]
[[Category: Ternary structure of dim-5]]
[[Category: Transferase]]