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 …

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 …

Distinct specificities of the HEMK2 protein methyltransferase in methylation of glutamine and lysine residues

S Weirich, GT Ulu, TT Chandrasekaran, J Kehl… - Protein …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The HEMK2 protein methyltransferase has been described as glutamine methyltransferase
catalyzing ERF1‐Q185me1 and lysine methyltransferase catalyzing H4K12me1. Methylation …

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 …