Retrovirus genomes methylated by mammalian but not bacterial methylase are non-infectious

Dietrich Simon; Heidi Stuhlmann; Detlev Jähner; H. Wagner; E Werner; Rudolf Jaenisch

doi:10.1038/304275a0

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HpaIIBiologyMethylationDNA methylationGeneMethyltransferaseGenomeRNA-Directed DNA MethylationDNAGene expressionMolecular biologyRegulation of gene expressionGenetics

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Year: 1983
Type: article
Volume: 304
Issue: 5923
Pages: 275-277
Citations: 98
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                                    Dietrich Simon, 
                                
                                    Heidi Stuhlmann, 
                                
                                    Detlev Jähner
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1983). 
                            Retrovirus genomes methylated by mammalian but not bacterial methylase are non-infectious. 
                            Nature
                            , 304
                            (5923)
                            , 275-277.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/304275a0
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/304275a0