The other face of restriction: Modification-dependent enzymes

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 56-69

  Loenen, Wil A M ^a   Raleigh, Elisabeth A ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CARRIER PROTEIN; MCRA PROTEIN; MCRB PROTEIN; MODIFIED DNA REJECTION AND RESTRICTION; PROTEIN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MCRBC PROTEIN; MRR PROTEIN; MSPJI PROTEIN; TYPE II SITE SPECIFIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; USI PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; BIOCHEMISTRY; DIMERIZATION; DNA BINDING; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA RESTRICTION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME MODIFICATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; BACTERIOPHAGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIGENETICS; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84891801241     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt747     Document Type: Review

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