The structure of M.EcoKI Type I DNA methyltransferase with a DNA mimic antirestriction protein

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 762-770

  Kennaway, Christopher K ^a   Obarska Kosinska, Agnieszka ^b,c   White, John H ^d   Tuszynska, Irina ^b,c   Cooper, Laurie P ^d   Bujnicki, Janusz M ^b,e   Trinick, John ^a   Dryden, David T F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY   (Poland)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS   (Poland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; PROTIEN ECOKI; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DNA; DNA MODIFICATION METHYLASE ECOKI; OCR PROTEIN, BACTERIOPHAGE T7; SITE SPECIFIC DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE (ADENINE SPECIFIC); VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA RESTRICTION; DNA STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; SITE-SPECIFIC DNA-METHYLTRANSFERASE (ADENINE-SPECIFIC); VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 63349084042     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn988     Document Type: Article

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