The DNA binding characteristics of the trimeric EcoKI methyltransferase and its partially assembled dimeric form determined by fluorescence polarisation and DNA footprinting

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 283, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 947-961

  Powell, Lynn M ^a   Connolly, Bernard A ^b   Dryden, David T F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA binding; DNA footprinting; DNA methyltransferase; Fluorescence anisotropy; Hexachlorofluorescein

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE III; FLUORESCEIN;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA METHYLATION; DNA PROBE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; FLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTERIC BACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032514950     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2142     Document Type: Article

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