title: Analysis of protein arginine methylation and protein arginine-methyltransferase activity.
abstract: Posttranslational modification of proteins allows cells to adapt and react quickly to their environment beyond the boundaries set forth by genetic code. Arginine methylation, a protein modification discovered almost 30 years ago, has recently experienced a renewed interest as several new arginine methyltransferases have been identified and numerous proteins were found to be regulated by methylation on arginine residues. Until recently, the detection of arginine methylation required the use of chromatography and mass-spectrometrical analysis. The following protocol provides guidelines for the straightforward identification of arginine-methylated proteins, made possible by the availability of novel, commercially available reagents.
authors.affiliation: Division of Biology and University of Ccalifornia at San Diego Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA. mdavid@biomail.ucsd.edu
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Mowen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: David
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000378:metabolism; D001120:Arginine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D008745:Methylation; D051379:Mice; D011233:Precipitin Tests; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D011484:Protein-Arginine N-Methyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D050794:STAT1 Transcription Factor; D015398:Signal Transduction; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000737:chemistry; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D019323:omega-N-Methylarginine / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D011506:Proteins; D050794:STAT1 Transcription Factor; C494079:STAT1 protein, human; C494080:Stat1 protein, mouse; D015534:Trans-Activators; D019323:omega-N-Methylarginine; C012427:2-methylarginine; D001120:Arginine; D011484:Protein-Arginine N-Methyltransferases