Surface Labelling of the Type I Methyltransferase M.EcoR124I Reveals Lysine Residues Critical for DNA Binding

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 258, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 62-73

  Taylor, I A ^a   Webb, M ^a   Kneale, G G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical modification; DNA methyltransferases; DNA protein interactions; Restriction modification systems; Subunit interactions

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; LYSINE; METHYLTRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; PEPTIDE MAPPING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN METHYLATION;

EID: 0029989596     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0234     Document Type: Article

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