Approaching the catalytic mechanism of protein lysine methyltransferases by biochemical and simulation techniques

P Schnee, J Pleiss, A Jeltsch - Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Protein lysine methyltransferases (PKMTs) transfer up to three methyl groups to the side
chains of lysine residues in proteins and fulfill important regulatory functions by controlling …

[HTML][HTML] Structure and function of the lysine methyltransferase SETD2 in cancer: From histones to cytoskeleton

C Michail, FR Lima, M Viguier, F Deshayes - Neoplasia, 2025 - Elsevier
SETD2 is known to be the unique histone methyltransferase responsible for the
trimethylation of the lysine 36 of histone H3 thus generating H3K36me3. This epigenetic …

The T1150A cancer mutant of the protein lysine dimethyltransferase NSD2 can introduce H3K36 trimethylation

MS Khella, P Schnee, S Weirich, T Bui, A Bröhm… - Journal of Biological …, 2023 - ASBMB
Protein lysine methyltransferases (PKMTs) play essential roles in gene expression
regulation and cancer development. Somatic mutations in PKMTs are frequently observed in …

Discovery of NSD2 non-histone substrates and design of a super-substrate

S Weirich, D Kusevic, P Schnee, J Reiter… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
The human protein lysine methyltransferase NSD2 catalyzes dimethylation at H3K36. It has
very important roles in development and disease but many mechanistic features and its full …

Bridging bioengineering and epigenetics: from technical innovations to clinical applications

J Jacob, QC van Loosen… - Epigenetics …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The 7th International Conference on Epigenetics & Bioengineering held in
Amsterdam, The Netherlands was a successful event covering cutting-edge research …

[PDF][PDF] Bridging bioengineering and epigenetics: from technical innovations to clinical applications

PJ Verschure - 2024 - epicom.biomedcentral.com
Abstract The 7th International Conference on Epigenetics & Bioengineering held in
Amsterdam, The Netherlands was a successful event covering cutting-edge research …

Molecular dynamics simulations of the substrate-and product specificity and mechanism of DNA-and protein lysine methyltransferases

P Schnee - 2024 - elib.uni-stuttgart.de
Protein Lysine Methyltransferases (PKMTs) regulate the epigenetic code of cells and their
alteration via somatic mutations are often associated with cancer. The aim of this project is to …

Charakterisierung der Substratspezifität von Protein-Methyltransferasen

P Schnee, S Weirich, A Jeltsch - BIOspektrum, 2023 - Springer
The regulation of cellular activities is a key hallmark in the development of complex life
forms. Among other factors, it is facilitated by protein lysine methyltransferases (PKMTs) …