The Methyltransferase from the LlaDII Restriction-Modification System Influences the Level of Expression of Its Own Gene

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 287-295

  Christensen, Lisa Lystbæk ^a   Josephsen, Jytte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; ENDONUCLEASE; GENE PRODUCT; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN LLADIIM; PROTEIN LLADIIR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

BASE SEQUENCE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA MODIFICATION METHYLASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HOMEOSTASIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0346024116     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.2.287-295.2004     Document Type: Article

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