Protein arginine methyltransferases and pulmonary diseases

Protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs) are enzymes that catalyze the transfer of a methyl group from S-adenosyl-L-methionine into a guanidino nitrogen of protein arginine.Protein arginine methylation is a novel posttranslational modification that plays a pivotal role in a variety of intracellular events,such as DNA repair,RNA processing,transcriptional regulation,and signal transduction.Recently,many studies reveal that PRMTs are significantly associated with pulmonary diseases,cardiovascular diseases,cancer,infections,glucose metabolic diseases,and autoimmune diseases.The paper introduces the recent progresses in the influence of dysregulation of PRMTs on pulmonary diseases. Key words: Protein arginine methyltransferases;  S-adenosyl-L-methionine;  Posttranslational modification ;  Pulmonary diseases