Methylation of adenine residues in DNA of eukaryotes

Molekulyarnaya Biologiya

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 557-566

  Vanyushin, B F ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6 N METHYLADENINE; ALGAL DNA; BACTERIAL DNA; CALCIUM ION; CELL NUCLEUS DNA; CYTOSINE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; FUNGAL DNA; MAGNESIUM ION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PLANT DNA; PROTOZOAL DNA; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; ADENINE;

ANIMAL SOCIETY; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA STRAND; DRM2 GENE; EUKARYOTE; EUKARYOTE EVOLUTION; GENE; GENE CONTROL; GENE FUNCTION; INSECT; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; YEAST; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; EUKARYOTIC CELL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; NEMATODA; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VERTEBRATA;

ADENINE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION METHYLASES; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

EID: 25644440803     PISSN: 00268984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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