Lowering S-adenosylmethionine levels in Escherichia coli modulates C-to-T transition mutations

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 921-927

  Macintyre, G ^a   Victoria Atwood, C ^a   Cupples, C G ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLCYTOSINE; ARABINOSE; CYTOSINE; PROTEIN BAD; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; THYMINE; URACIL;

ARTICLE; DEAMINATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPAIR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

5-METHYLCYTOSINE; CYTOSINE; DNA GLYCOSYLASES; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPAIR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROLASES; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTAGENESIS; N-GLYCOSYL HYDROLASES; POINT MUTATION; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SITE-SPECIFIC DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE (CYTOSINE-SPECIFIC); THYMINE; URACIL-DNA GLYCOSIDASE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0035148664     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.183.3.921-927.2001     Document Type: Article

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