Dim-2 encodes a DNA methyltransferase responsible for all known cytosine methylation in Neurospora

EMBO Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 15, 2001, Pages 4309-4323

  Kouzminova, Elena ^a   Selker, Eric U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dim 2; DNA methyltransferase; Methylation mutant; Neurospora; Repeat induced point mutation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CYTOSINE; DNA; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DNA METHYLATION; GENE DELETION; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; NEUROSPORA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

ALLELES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CYTOSINE; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA HELICASES; DNA METHYLATION; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENES, FUNGAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0035422440     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/20.15.4309     Document Type: Article

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