Identification of in vivo DNA targets of chromatin proteins using tethered Dam methyltransferase

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 424-428

  Van Steensel, Bas ^a   Henikoff, Steven ^a  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methyltransferase; Heterochromatin; Protein DNA Interactions; Targeted methylation

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DNA METHYLATION; DROSOPHILA; GENE TARGETING; HETEROCHROMATIN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CHROMATIN; DNA; DNA METHYLATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; OPEN READING FRAMES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN BINDING; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SITE-SPECIFIC DNA-METHYLTRANSFERASE (ADENINE-SPECIFIC); TRANSFECTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0034007256     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/74487     Document Type: Article

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