Functional analysis of conserved motifs in EcoP15I DNA methyltransferase

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 259, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 229-240

  Ahmad, Ishtiyaque ^a   Rao, Desirazu N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

DNA protein crosslinking; Sinefungin; Site directed mutagenesis; Type III restriction modification system

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; ARGININE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; GLYCINE; METHYL GROUP; SERINE; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CROSS LINKING; DNA BINDING; DNA METHYLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029967388     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0315     Document Type: Article

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