DNA methylase Hha1
PDB ID: 1MHTHha1 adds methyl groups to DNA in bacterial cells, as part of the restriction/modification system that protects the cell from viruses.
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Discussed Structures from DNA Methyltransferases
DNA methylase DNMT3
DNA methylase DNMT1
DNA methylase Hha1
Reference
PDB ID: 1MHT
, Pubmed
Klimasauskas, S., Kumar, S., Roberts, R.J., Cheng, X. (1994) HhaI methyltransferase flips its target base out of the DNA helix. Cell 76: 357-69

