A real-time assay for CpG-specific cytosine-C5 methyltransferase activity

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Wood, Robert J ^a,b   McKelvie, Jennifer C ^a   Maynard Smith, Michael D ^a   Roach, Peter L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Cancer Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; DNA; DNA (CYTOSINE 5) METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; FLUORESCENT DYE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; DNA (CYTOSINE 5 ) METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; DNA MODIFICATION METHYLASE SSSI;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; CALIBRATION; CHEMISTRY; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; KINETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

CALIBRATION; CPG ISLANDS; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA-CYTOSINE METHYLASES; ENZYME ASSAYS; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; KINETICS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES;

EID: 77954009233     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkq047     Document Type: Article

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