Conflicts targeting epigenetic systems and their resolution by cell death: Novel concepts for methyl-specific and other restriction systems

DNA Research

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 325-342

  Ishikawa, Ken ^a   Fukuda, Eri ^a   Kobayashi, Ichizo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

epigenetic DNA methylation; intragenomic conflict; McrBC; programmed cell death; restriction modification system

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; DNA HOMOLOG; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

BACTERIAL CELL; CELL DEATH; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA RESTRICTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; EPIGENETICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HOST CELL; NONHUMAN; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW;

APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEINS; CHROMOSOMES; DNA DAMAGE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA RESTRICTION-MODIFICATION ENZYMES; DNA, BACTERIAL; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EPIGENOMICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOME, BACTERIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 78649821044     PISSN: 13402838     EISSN: 17561663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/dnares/dsq027     Document Type: Review

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