DNA methylation and mutator genes in Escherichia coli K-12

Mutation Research - Reviews in Mutation Research

Volumn 705, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 71-76

  Marinus, Martin G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkylating agents; DNA repair; Escherichia coli; Methylation; Mutator; Recombination

Indexed keywords

DNA (CYTOSINE 5) METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA ADENINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE BETA; DNA PRIMASE; MISMATCH REPAIR PROTEIN; POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE; BACTERIAL DNA; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; SITE SPECIFIC DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE (ADENINE SPECIFIC);

ARTICLE; DNA ISOLATION; DNA METHYLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE CONVERSION; MISMATCH REPAIR; MUTATOR GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BACTERIAL GENE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION;

DNA METHYLATION; DNA MISMATCH REPAIR; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES, BACTERIAL; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; MUTATION; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SITE-SPECIFIC DNA-METHYLTRANSFERASE (ADENINE-SPECIFIC);

ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12;

EID: 77956190600     PISSN: 13835742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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