Structural adaptations in the interaction of EcoRI endonuclease with methylated GAATTC sites

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2870-2882

  Jen Jacobson, Linda ^a   Engler, Lisa E ^a   Lesser, David R ^a,b   Kurpiewski, Michael R ^a   Yee, Cynthia ^a   McVerry, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; EcoRI endonuclease; Protein DNA interactions; Restriction endonuclease; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

DNA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0029885422     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00648.x     Document Type: Article

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