Functional analysis of the M.HpyAIV DNA methyltransferase of Helicobacter pylori

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 8914-8921

  Skoglund, Anna ^a,b   Björkholm, Britta ^a   Nilsson, Christina ^a,b,e   Andersson, Anders F ^b,f   Jernberg, Cecilia ^b   Schirwitz, Katja ^c   Enroth, Cristofer ^c,g   Krabbe, Margareta ^d   Engstrand, Lars ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^c EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e GENOME INSTITUTE OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; INTERLEUKIN 8;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOINFORMATICS; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DEGRADATION; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA TRANSLATION; WILD TYPE;

CELL LINE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA MODIFICATION METHYLASES; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA, BACTERIAL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-8; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 37449011458     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00108-07     Document Type: Article

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