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Molecular pathways: protein methyltransferases in cancer.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Dec 2013
Copeland Robert A
Abstract excerpt
The protein methyltransferases (PMT) constitute a large and important class of enzymes that catalyze site-specific methylation of lysine or arginine residues on histones and other proteins. Site-specific histone methylation is a critical component of chromatin regulation of gene transcription-a pathway that is often genetically altered in human cancers. Oncogenic alterations (e.g., mutations, chromosomal...
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