Immigration control of DNA in bacteria: Self versus non-self

Microbiology

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 3-20

  Murray, Noreen E ^a  

^a Inst of Cell and Molecular Biology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Control by proteolysis; DNA modification; DNA transfer; Restriction and modification; Selfish genes

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL DNA; BINDING PROTEIN; HELICASE; MAGNESIUM; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN C; PROTEINASE; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIOPHAGE T3; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DNA TRANSFER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME MODIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GLYCOSYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; BACTERIUM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12;

BACTERIA; DNA RESTRICTION-MODIFICATION ENZYMES; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 0036146923     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-148-1-3     Document Type: Article

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