Phase-variable methylation and epigenetic regulation by type I restriction–modification systems

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 41, Issue , 2017, Pages S3-S15

  De Ste Croix, Megan ^a   Vacca, Irene ^a   Kwun, Min Jung ^b   Ralph, Joseph D ^a   Bentley, Stephen D ^c   Haigh, Richard ^a   Croucher, Nicholas J ^b   Oggioni, Marco R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; epigenetics; phase variation; restriction modification

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; BACTERIOPHAGE; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; NONHUMAN; PHASE VARIATION; PHENOTYPE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS;

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HSDS PROTEIN, BACTERIA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA METHYLATION; DNA RESTRICTION-MODIFICATION ENZYMES; DNA, BACTERIAL; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC;

EID: 85045570665     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: 15746976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/FEMSRE/FUX025     Document Type: Review

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