Understanding the evolution of restriction-modification systems: Clues from sequence and structure comparisons

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 935-967

  Bujnicki, Janusz M ^a,b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY   (Poland)

^b BIOINFOBANK INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bioinformatics; Endonucleases; Methyltransferases; Molecular evolution; Protein structure

Indexed keywords

ENDONUCLEASE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

CATALYTIC DOMAIN; ENDONUCLEASES; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEINS;

EID: 0035750103     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.2001_3859     Document Type: Article

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