Molecular evolution of DNA-(cytosine-N4) methyltransferases: Evidence for their polyphyletic origin

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 27, Issue 22, 1999, Pages 4501-4509

  Bujnicki, Janusz M ^a,b   Radlinska, Monika ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; NUCLEOTIDE;

ALGORITHM; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; DATA BASE; GENE LIBRARY; GENETIC PROCEDURES; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SITE-SPECIFIC DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE (CYTOSINE-SPECIFIC); VARIATION (GENETICS);

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0033571544     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/27.22.4501     Document Type: Article

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