Structural Basis for Lower Lysine Methylation State-Specific Readout by MBT Repeats of L3MBTL1 and an Engineered PHD Finger.
Li, H., Fischle, W., Wang, W., Duncan, E.M., Liang, L., Murakami-Ishibe, S., Allis, C.D., Patel, D.J.(2007) Mol Cell 28: 677-691
- PubMed: 18042461 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2007.10.023
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2RHI, 2RHU, 2RHX, 2RHY, 2RHZ, 2RI2, 2RI3, 2RI5, 2RI7 - PubMed Abstract: 
Human L3MBTL1, which contains three malignant brain tumor (MBT) repeats, binds monomethylated and dimethylated lysines, but not trimethylated lysines, in several histone sequence contexts. In crystal structures of L3MBTL1 complexes, the monomethyl- and dimethyllysines insert into a narrow and deep cavity of aromatic residue-lined pocket 2, while a proline ring inserts into shallower pocket 1 ...