DNA methyltransferases and epigenetic regulation in bacteriaa

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 575-591

  Adhikari, Satish ^a   Curtis, Patrick D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial epigenetics; CcrM; Dam; DNA methyltransferases; Epigenetics

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN CCRM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ADENINE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DAM METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; SITE SPECIFIC DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE (ADENINE SPECIFIC);

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; CAULOBACTER VIBRIOIDES; CELL CYCLE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; EPIGENETICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MISMATCH REPAIR; NONHUMAN; OPERON; REVIEW; SALMONELLA; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADENINE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CELL CYCLE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHYLTRANSFERASES; SITE-SPECIFIC DNA-METHYLTRANSFERASE (ADENINE-SPECIFIC);

EID: 84991037414     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: 15746976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuw023     Document Type: Review

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