DNA restriction dependent on two recognition sites: Activities of the SfiI restriction-modification system in Escherichia coli

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1243-1254

  Bilcock, Denzil T ^a   Halford, Stephen E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; TETRAMER;

ARTICLE; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; SURVIVAL;

BASE SEQUENCE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA METHYLATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE REARRANGEMENT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

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

EID: 0033040499     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01266.x     Document Type: Article

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