DNA methylation affects the cell cycle transcription of the CtrA global regulator in Caulobacter

EMBO Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 18, 2002, Pages 4969-4977

  Reisenauer, Ann ^a   Shapiro, Lucy ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caulobacter crescentus; CcrM; CtrA response regulator; DNA methylation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CCRM DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; NUCLEIC ACID BASE; PROTEIN CTRA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CAULOBACTER; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CAULOBACTER; CELL CYCLE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENES, REPORTER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAULOBACTER; CAULOBACTER VIBRIOIDES; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0037119976     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdf490     Document Type: Article

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