title: Self-methylation of the M.BspRI methyltransferase.
abstract: In the absence of DNA substrate, the DNA methyltransferase (MTase) M.BspRI can methylate itself using the methyl donor S-adenosyl-L-methionine (AdoMet). The methyl group is transferred to two Cys residues of the MTase.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Szilák
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Finta
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Patthy
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Venetianer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kiss
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D003545:Cysteine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000032:analysis; D015257:DNA-Cytosine Methylases / Q000378:metabolism*; D008745:Methylation; D008780:Methyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism*; D012436:S-Adenosylmethionine / Q000378:metabolism; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D012436:S-Adenosylmethionine; C008425:S-methylcysteine; D015257:DNA-Cytosine Methylases; D008780:Methyltransferases; C027823:Cytosine 5-methyltransferase; D003545:Cysteine