Isolation and properties of DNA-cytosine-methylase i from Escherichia coli MRE 600

Nesterenko, V.F.; Bur'ianov, I.I.; Baev, A.A.

Biokhimiia 44(1): 130-141

1979


ISSN/ISBN: 0320-9725
PMID: 369620
Document Number: 153085
DNA-cytosine-methylase I was isolated and purified to homogeneity. The yield made up to about 30% of total activity. The enzyme molecular weight as determined by centrifugation in a sucrose gradient, by gel filtration and by electrophoresis in polyacrylamide gel in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate was found to be 45,000. The Michaelis constant was 1,8 . 10(-6) M for SAM and 2 . 10(-4) M for DNA. DNA-cytosine-methylase I modifies phage lambda DNA in 60 sites. This modification does not protect DNA from the effects of restriction endonucleases HpaII and BsuRI. The enzyme methylates DNA in the nucleotide sequence: 5'...Pur-MC-C-G-G-Pyr...3'.

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