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Context-dependent conservation of DNA methyltransferases in bacteria

DNA methytransferases (MTs) in bacteria are best understood in the context of restriction–modification (R–M) systems, which act as bacterial immune systems against incoming DNA including phages, but have also been described as selfish elements. But several orphan MTs, which are not associated with a...

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Autores principales: Seshasayee, Aswin Sai Narain, Singh, Parul, Krishna, Sandeep
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3424554/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22573173
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/gks390