High frequency mutagenesis by a DNA methyltransferase

Cell

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 1992, Pages 1073-1080

  Shen, Jiang Cheng ^a   Rideout III, William M ^a   Jones, Peter A ^a  

^a Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Urological Cancer Research Laboratory Kenneth Norris Jr Comprehensive Cancer Center University of Southern California School of Medicine Los Angeles California 90033 USA ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLCYTOSINE; CYTOSINE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; URACIL DNA GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; BASE MISPAIRING; DEAMINATION; DNA METHYLATION; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERTANT;

BASE SEQUENCE; CYTOSINE; DEAMINATION; DNA; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; MUTATION; S-ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE; SITE-SPECIFIC DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE (CYTOSINE-SPECIFIC); SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0027093283     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(05)80057-1     Document Type: Article

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