Protein methylation
THE ADDITION OF A METHYL GROUP TO A PROTEIN AMINO ACID. A METHYL GROUP IS DERIVED FROM METHANE BY THE REMOVAL OF A HYDROGEN ATOM.
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Protein methylation is a type of post-translational modification featuring the addition of methyl groups to proteins. It can occur on the nitrogen-containing side-chains of arginine and lysine, but also at the amino- and carboxy-termini of a number of different proteins.