The functions of DNA methylation by CcrM in Caulobacter crescentus: A global approach

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 3720-3735

  Gonzalez, Diego ^a   Kozdon, Jennifer B ^b   McAdams, Harley H ^b   Shapiro, Lucy ^b   Collier, Justine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; MUTATION RATE; NUCLEOTIDE MOTIFS; PHYLOGENY; SITE-SPECIFIC DNA-METHYLTRANSFERASE (ADENINE-SPECIFIC); TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84899033664     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt1352     Document Type: Article

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