Article
Characterization of the GATC regulatory network in E. coli.
BMC genomics - 20 Jul 2004
Riva Alessandra, Delorme Marie-Odile, Chevalier Tony, Guilhot Nicolas, Hénaut Corinne, Hénaut Alain
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The tetranucleotide GATC is methylated in Escherichia. coli by the DNA methyltransferase (Dam) and is known to be implicated in numerous cellular processes. Mutants lacking Dam are characterized by a pleiotropic phenotype. The existence of a GATC regulated network, thought to be involved in cold and oxygen shift, had been proposed and its existence has recently been confirmed. The aim of this article...
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