The use of prokaryotic DNA methyltransferases as experimental and analytical tools in modern biology

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 338, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-11

  Buryanov, Yaroslav ^a   Shevchuk, Taras ^a,b  

^a SHEMYAKIN OVCHINNIKOV INSTITUTE OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^b CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methyltransferase; Genome analysis

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; CHROMOSOMES; DNA; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PROTEINS;

CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CLEAVAGE SPECIFICITY; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASES; DNA-BINDING PROTEIN; GENOME ANALYSIS; PROTEIN-DNA INTERACTIONS; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASES; SPECIFIC SEQUENCES;

DNA SEQUENCES;

AMINO ACID; CYTOSINE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; ENDONUCLEASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; METHYL GROUP;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOLOGY; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; EUKARYOTE; GENE CLUSTER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES; YEAST;

EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 13644256813     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2004.02.048     Document Type: Review

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