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A nomenclature for restriction enzymes, DNA methyltransferases, homing endonucleases and their genes

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Roberts, R. J.·2003·Nucleic Acids Research

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A nomenclature is described for restriction endonucleases, DNA methyltransferases, homing endonucleases and related genes and gene products. It provides explicit categories for the many different Type II enzymes now identified and provides a system for naming the putative genes found by sequence analysis of microbial genomes.

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  • The RM system is an important immune system for bacteria that prevents the uptake of exogenous DNA and is largely variable in copy number and constitution.

    “The RM system, an important immune system for bacteria that prevents the uptake of exogenous DNA, is largely variable in terms of copy number and constitution.45 , 46”

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    The Type I section describes cleavage of unmethylated DNA, supporting a defensive role, though it does not say R-M systems prevent DNA from entering a cell. The Hypothetical enzymes section identifies several different R-M systems in one bacterial genome, and the paper describes differing system compositions, but it does not establish that copy number and constitution are largely variable across bacteria. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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Authors
Roberts, R. J.
Affiliations
New England Biolabs (United States) (US)
Corresponding author
Roberts, R. J.
Venue
Nucleic Acids Research
Published
2003-04-01
Volume
31
Issue
7
Pages
1805-1812
ISSN
  • 0305-1048 (ISSN-L)
  • 1362-4962
OpenAlex
W2118473805
Cited by
755
References
40
Citations by year
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FWCI
11.74
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nucleic Acids Research (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Edinburgh Research Explorer (University of Edinburgh) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM063790)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
Keywords
restriction enzymes, DNA methyltransferases, homing endonucleases, nomenclature, type II restriction enzymes, gene nomenclature, microbial genomes, gene products
MeSH terms
Base Sequence, Binding Sites, DNA, DNA Restriction Enzymes, Methyltransferases, Terminology as Topic

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