The O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon pyrococcus sp. KOD1: A thermostable repair enzyme

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 258, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 69-77

  Leclere, M M ^a   Nishioka, M ^a   Yuasa, T ^a   Fujiwara, S ^a   Takagi, M ^a   Imanaka, T ^b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkylation; Archaea; DNA repair; Mutagenesis; O6 methylguanine DNA methyltransferase

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; AMMONIUM SULFATE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; DNA; METHYL GROUP; METHYLATED DNA PROTEIN CYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPAIR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRACTIONATION; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCATION; HEAT TREATMENT; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PYROCOCCUS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; THERMOSTABILITY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; HEAT; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA REPAIR; ENZYME STABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEAT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; O(6)-METHYLGUANINE-DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; PHYLOGENY; PYROCOCCUS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0031595563     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050708     Document Type: Article

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