Metadynamics Simulation Study on the Conformational Transformation of HhaI Methyltransferase: An Induced-Fit Base-Flipping Hypothesis

DNA methyltransferases play crucial roles in establishing and maintenance of DNA methylation, which is an important epigenetic mark. Flipping the target cytosine out of the DNA helical stack and into the active site of protein provides DNA methyltransferases with an opportunity to access and modify...

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Main Authors: Lu Jin, Fei Ye, Dan Zhao, Shijie Chen, Kongkai Zhu, Mingyue Zheng, Ren-Wang Jiang, Hualiang Jiang, Cheng Luo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/304563