Stalling of human DNA (cytosine-5) methyltransferase at single-strand conformers from a site of dynamic mutation

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 275, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 67-79

  Kho, Mark R ^a,b   Baker, David J ^a   Laayoun, Ali ^a,c   Smith, Steven S ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

^c BIOMÉRIEUX   (France)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; DNA methyltransferase; FMR 1 triplet repeat; Single strand conformer; Stalled methyltransferase complex

Indexed keywords

DNA (CYTOSINE 5) METHYLTRANSFERASE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA METHYLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0032498270     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1430     Document Type: Article

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