McrB(s), a modulator peptide for McrBC activity

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 18, 1998, Pages 5477-5483

  Panne, Daniel ^b   Raleigh, Elisabeth A ^a   Bickle, Thomas A ^b  

^a NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

5 Methylcytosine; GTP; GTPase; McrBC restriction

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; GENE PRODUCT; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; PURINE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; MCRB PROTEIN, E COLI; MCRBC ENDONUCLEASE; MCRC PROTEIN, E COLI;

ARTICLE; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA RESTRICTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; OPERON; PLASMID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; OPERON; PLASMIDS;

EID: 0032530024     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.18.5477     Document Type: Article

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