automethylation

English

Etymology

auto- +‎ methylation

Noun

automethylation (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) methylation of a protein catalysed by the protein itself
    • 2015 October 6, “The SET Domain Is Essential for Metnase Functions in Replication Restart and the 5’ End of SS-Overhang Cleavage”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0139418:
      The Metnase SET domain is not only responsible for dimethylation of H3K36 [3, 6 ] but also crucial for automethylation at K485 within the catalytic pocket [8 ].
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