Dissection of the DNA Mimicry of the Bacteriophage T7 Ocr Protein using Chemical Modification

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 391, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 565-576

  Stephanou, Augoustinos S ^a   Roberts, Gareth A ^a   Cooper, Laurie P ^a   Clarke, David J ^a   Thomson, Andrew R ^a   MacKay, C Logan ^a   Nutley, Margaret ^b   Cooper, Alan ^b   Dryden, David T F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chemical modification; DNA mimic; restriction modification system

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACID; DNA; GENE PRODUCT; METHYLTRANSFERASE; MONOMER; OVERCOME CLASSICAL RESTRICTION PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T7; BINDING AFFINITY; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SURFACE CHARGE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 67651160307     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.06.020     Document Type: Article

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