Masc2, a C5-DNA-Methyltransferase from Ascobolus immersus with similarity to methyltransferases of higher organisms

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 378, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1467-1473

  Chernov, Andrey V ^a   Vollmayr, Peter ^a   Walter, Jörn ^a   Trautner, Thomas A ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ascomycetes; DNA methyltransferase assay; DNA methylation; Maintenance of methylation; Molecular evolution

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL ENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DNA METHYLATION; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS; GENETIC MODEL; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASCOBOLUS IMMERSUS; ASCOMYCOTA; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA;

EID: 0031438455     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/bchm.1997.378.12.1467     Document Type: Article

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