Context-dependent conservation of DNA methyltransferases in bacteria

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 40, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 7066-7073

  Seshasayee, Aswin Sai Narain ^a   Singh, Parul ^a   Krishna, Sandeep ^a  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; DNA; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA RESTRICTION; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME MODIFICATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENOMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA; BASE SEQUENCE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA MODIFICATION METHYLASES; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84867302465     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gks390     Document Type: Article

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