Post-segregational killing by restriction modification gene complexes: Observations of individual cell deaths

Biochimie

Volumn 81, Issue 8-9, 1999, Pages 931-938

  Handa, Naofumi ^a   Kobayashi, Ichizo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell death; DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Restriction enzyme; Selfish gene

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; DNA FRAGMENT; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

CELL DEATH; CELL KILLING; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA METHYLATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; PLASMID; STAINING; TEMPERATURE;

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032728707     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9084(99)00201-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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