Organization of the BcgI restriction-modification protein for the transfer of one methyl group to DNA

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 405-417

  Smith, Rachel M ^a   Jacklin, Alistair J ^a   Marshall, Jacqueline J T ^a,c   Sobott, Frank ^b,d   Halford, Stephen E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c London Research Institute   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE; PROTEIN BCGI; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; STOICHIOMETRY;

DNA METHYLATION; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SITE-SPECIFIC DNA-METHYLTRANSFERASE (ADENINE-SPECIFIC);

EID: 84871758926     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gks1000     Document Type: Article

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