Structural Insight into How WDR4 Promotes the TRNA N7-methylguanosine Methyltransferase Activity of METTL1

Overview

Journal Cell Discov

Date 2023 Jun 27

PMID 37369656

Authors

Xiaohuan Jin

Zeyuan Guan

Na Hu

Chunjie He

Ping Yin

Zhou Gong

Delin Zhang

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