Generation of new DNA binding specificity by truncation of the type IC EcoDXXI hsdS gene

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 4775-4783

  MacWilliams, Maria P ^a   Bickle, Thomas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

DNA modification; DNA recognition; DNA restriction; Gene duplication; Type I restriction systems

Indexed keywords

DNA; MUTANT PROTEIN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0029790428     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00855.x     Document Type: Article

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