The Orf18 Gene Product from Conjugative Transposon Tn916 Is an ArdA Antirestriction Protein that Inhibits Type I DNA Restriction-Modification Systems

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 383, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 970-981

  Serfiotis Mitsa, Dimitra ^a   Roberts, Gareth A ^a   Cooper, Laurie P ^a   White, John H ^a   Nutley, Margaret ^b   Cooper, Alan ^b   Blakely, Garry W ^a   Dryden, David T F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

antirestriction; Ard protein; conjugation; Tn916; transposon

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA RESTRICTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; IMMUNITY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTIC CELL; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 53549107458     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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