Regulation of the activity of the type IC EcoR124I restriction enzyme

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 264, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 891-906

  Kulik, Eva M ^a,b   Bickle, Thomas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

EcoR124I establishment; hsdC mutant; hsdR promoter; Post translational control; Type I restriction enzymes

Indexed keywords

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; TYPE I SITE SPECIFIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CHROMOSOME; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME REGULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TRANSFER; HOST CELL; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING;

EID: 0030596006     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0685     Document Type: Article

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