Analyzing the functional organization of a novel restriction modification system, the BcgI system

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 279, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 823-832

  Kong, Huimin ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS   (United States)

Author keywords

BcgI; Endonuclease; Methyltransferase; Mutagenesis; Restriction modification

Indexed keywords

ENDONUCLEASE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; MUTANT PROTEIN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; LETHAL MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032546734     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.1821     Document Type: Article

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