Single-stranded DNA binding and methylation by EcoP1I DNA methyltransferase

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 314, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 159-165

  Sistla, Srivani ^a   Krishnamurthy, Vinita ^a   Rao, Desirazu N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Anti restriction; Binding; Methylation; Single stranded DNA

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; METAL ION; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; TYPE III SITE SPECIFIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOME ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0347356244     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2003.12.070     Document Type: Article

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