Plasmid-encoded Antirestriction Protein ArdA Can Discriminate between Type I Methyltransferase and Complete Restriction-Modification System

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 365, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 284-297

  Nekrasov, Sergei V ^a   Agafonova, Olga V ^a   Belogurova, Nataly G ^a   Delver, Eugene P ^a   Belogurov, Anatol A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL CARDIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

antirestriction proteins; gene flow regulation; promiscuous plasmids; type I restriction modification enzymes

Indexed keywords

ARDA PROTEIN; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA RESTRICTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN MOTIF;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33751504620     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.09.087     Document Type: Article

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