Analysis of DNA methylation processes related to the inhibition of DNA synthesis by 5-azacytidine in Streptomyces antibioticus ETH 7451

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 379, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 559-562

  Fernandez, Marisol ^a   Olek, Alexander ^b   Walter, Jörn ^b   Sanchez, Jesus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

5 Azacytidine; DNA methylation; NaeI; Replication origin; Streptomyces antibioticus

Indexed keywords

AZACITIDINE; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; CYTOSINE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVALENT BOND; DEMETHYLATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; DNA TEMPLATE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SYNTHESIS; STREPTOMYCES ANTIBIOTICUS;

AZACITIDINE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; NUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; REPLICATION ORIGIN; SITE-SPECIFIC DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE (CYTOSINE-SPECIFIC); STREPTOMYCES ANTIBIOTICUS;

EID: 0031960448     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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