Diversity of DNA methyltransferases that recognize asymmetric target sequences

Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 125-145

  Madhusoodanan, Urulangodi Kunhiraman ^a   Rao, Desirazu N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Asymmetric MTases; Base flipping; DNA MTases; DNA protein interactions; Oligomeric MTases; R M system; S adenosyl L methionine; Sinefungin

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; CYTOSINE; DNA BASE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; ELASTASE; ENDONUCLEASE; MAGNESIUM ION; MONOMER; NUCLEASE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SINEFUNGIN; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; DNA BINDING; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRAND; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENE DELETION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MANNHEIMIA HAEMOLYTICA; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION METHYLASES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77949563546     PISSN: 10409238     EISSN: 15497798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10409231003628007     Document Type: Review

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