Mechanism of the Conformational Change of the Protein Methyltransferase SMYD3: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study

Mechanism of the Conformational Change of the Protein Methyltransferase SMYD3: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study

SMYD3 is a SET-domain-containing methyltransferase that catalyzes the transfer of methyl groups onto lysine residues of substrate proteins. Methylation of MAP3K2 by SMYD3 has been implicated in Ras-driven tumorigenesis, which makes SMYD3 a potential target for cancer therapy. Of all SMYD family prot...

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Main Authors: Jixue Sun, Zibin Li, Na Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
methyltransferase
conformational change
MD simulation
molecular mechanism
binding free energy
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/13/7185

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