M.BssHII, a multispecific cytosine-C5-DNA-methyltransferase with unusual target recognizing properties

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 257, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 949-959

  Schumann, Judith ^a   Walter, Jörn ^a   Willert, Jürgen ^a   Wild, Carola ^a   Koch, Daniel ^a   Trautner, Thomas A ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; DNA recognition; Multispecific DNA methyltransferase; Relaxation of specificity; Target specificity

Indexed keywords

BISULFITE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHIMERA; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0029887642     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0214     Document Type: Article

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