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Comparative study of DNA methylation in three unicellular eucaryotes.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 135 ·No. 3 ·1978-09-00 ·Pages 1156-7

Hattman S, Kenny C, Berger L, Pratt K

Abstract

We have analyzed the nature/content of methylated bases in the nuclear DNA of three unicellular eucaryotes. The pattern of methylation was different for each of the three organisms studied: Saccharomyces cerevisiae contained only 5-methylcytosine; Tetrahymena pyriformis contained only N6-methyladenine; and Chlamydomonas reinhardi contained both modified bases.

MeSH Terms

Adenine/analogs & derivatives,analysis Animals Chlamydomonas/analysis Cytosine/analogs & derivatives,analysis DNA/analysis Methylation Saccharomyces cerevisiae/analysis Tetrahymena pyriformis/analysis

Chemicals

Cytosine DNA Adenine 6-methyladenine

Authors & Affiliations

4 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Hattman S

Kenny C

Berger L

Pratt K

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Article Info

Journal

Journal of bacteriology

Abbr.

J Bacteriol

ISSN

0021-9193

DOI

10.1128/jb.135.3.1156-1157.1978

Published

1978-09-00

Pages

1156-7

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

2985120R

PMCID

PMC222496

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