DNA binding discrimination of the murine DNA cytosine-C5 methyltransferase

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 279, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 101-116

  Flynn, James ^a   Azzam, Ramzi ^a   Reich, Norbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclic AMP responsive element; Epigenetics; GC box; In vitro selection; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CYCLIC AMP; CYTOSINE; DINUCLEOTIDE; DNA (CYTOSINE 5) METHYLTRANSFERASE; GUANINE; THYMINE;

ARTICLE; CPG ISLAND; DNA BINDING; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

MAMMALIA; MURINAE; TRIXIS;

EID: 0032577260     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.1761     Document Type: Article

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