Changing the DNA Recognition Specificity of the EcoDam DNA-(Adenine-N6)-Methyltransferase by Directed Evolution

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 395, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 79-88

  Chahar, Sanjay ^a   Elsawy, Hany ^a   Ragozin, Sergey ^a   Jeltsch, Albert ^a  

^a JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

directed evolution; DNA methylation; DNA recognition; enzyme design

Indexed keywords

SITE SPECIFIC DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE (ADENINE SPECIFIC);

ARTICLE; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; WILD TYPE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 70450223109     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.09.027     Document Type: Article

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