An unusual S-adenosylmethionine synthetase gene from dinoflagellate is methylated

BMC Molecular Biology

Volumn 8, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Ho, Percy ^a   Kong, K F ^b   Chan, Y H ^a   Tsang, Jimmy S H ^b   Wong, Joseph T Y ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZACITIDINE; CYTOSINE; ETHIONINE; GENOMIC DNA; METHIONINE; METHIONINE ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE; ANTIMETABOLITE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN; PROTOZOAL DNA; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE M PHASE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLADISTICS; DINOFLAGELLATE; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; GENETIC CODE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; CELL DIVISION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; SACCHAROMYCES;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRYPTHECODINIUM COHNII; DINOPHYCEAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

ANIMALS; ANTIMETABOLITES; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; DINOFLAGELLIDA; DNA METHYLATION; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ETHIONINE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; G2 PHASE; METHIONINE ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 37349084292     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2199-8-87     Document Type: Article

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