Hybrid mouse-prokaryotic DNA (cytosine-5) methyltransferases retain the specificity of the parental C-terminal domain

EMBO Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2103-2114

  Pradhan, Sriharsa ^a   Roberts, Richard J ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS   (United States)

Author keywords

5 Fluoro 2' deoxycytidine; Baculovirus; De novo methylation; Hybrid DNA (cytosine 5); Methyltransferase

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA (CYTOSINE 5) METHYLTRANSFERASE; HYBRID PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

MURINAE; PROKARYOTA; UNIDENTIFIED BACULOVIRUS;

EID: 0034595209     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.9.2103     Document Type: Article

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