The MmeI family: Type II restriction-modification enzymes that employ single-strand modification for host protection

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 37, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 5208-5221

  Morgan, Richard D ^a   Dwinell, Elizabeth A ^a   Bhatia, Tanya K ^a   Lang, Elizabeth M ^a   Luyten, Yvette A ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; ENDONUCLEASE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN MMEI; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; TYPE II SITE SPECIFIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MODIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC DISTANCE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA; DNA CLEAVAGE; GENOMICS; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SITE-SPECIFIC DNA-METHYLTRANSFERASE (ADENINE-SPECIFIC);

EID: 69849115232     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp534     Document Type: Article

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