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Regulation of DNA phosphorothioate modification in Salmonella enterica by DndB.
Scientific reports - 20 Jul 2015
He Wei, Huang Teng, Tang You, Liu Yanhua, Wu Xiaolin, Chen Si, Chan Wan, Wang Yajie, Liu Xiaoyun, Chen Shi, Wang Lianrong
Abstract excerpt
DNA phosphorothioate (PT) modification, in which the non-bridging oxygen of the sugar-phosphate backbone is substituted by sulfur, occurs naturally in diverse bacteria and archaea and is regulated by the DndABCDE proteins. DndABCDE and the restriction cognate DndFGHI constitute a new type of defense system that prevents the invasion of foreign DNA in Salmonella enterica serovar Cerro 87. GAAC/GTTC consensus...
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