title: S-adenosylmethionine and protein methylation.
abstract: The enzymes responsible for protein methylation by S-adenosylmethionine, both at the carboxyl groups and at the nitrogen groups, are reviewed. The possibility that the reactions involved may be reversible is also considered.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina e Oncologia Sperimentale, Sezione di Biochimica, Università di Torino, Torino, Italy. mariaangelica.grillo@unito.it
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Grillo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Colombatto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008745:Methylation; D011496:Protein Methyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational / Q000502:physiology*; D012436:S-Adenosylmethionine / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012436:S-Adenosylmethionine; D011496:Protein Methyltransferases