Base eversion and shuffling by DNA methyltransferases

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 419-423

  Nelson, Hillary C M ^a   Bestor, Timothy H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

DNA MODIFICATION METHYLASES; MODELS, MOLECULAR;

EID: 0030154882     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1074-5521(96)90089-7     Document Type: Review

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