title: [Isolation and properties of DNA-cytosine-methyltransferase EcoRII and E. coli K12].
abstract: The methods of isolation and partial purification of two DNA-cytosine-methylases (DC-methylases) EcoRII and E. coli K12 are described. After chromatography on phosphocellulose the enzymes were purified 100-fold, the yield being 30%. Further purification of the enzymes was performed by sedimentation in a sucrose concentration gradient. Both enzymes have native molecular weights of 50,000; DC-methylase from E. coli K12 may simultaneously occur in the forms with molecular weights of 70,000, 90,000 and 110,000. Both DC-methylases modify identical nucleotide sequences of DNA, have equal numbers (90) of methylation sites in phage lambda DNA and provide in vitro a complete protection of phage lambda DNA against restriction endonuclease EcoRII. DC-methylases E. Coli K12 and EcoRII differ in their chromatographic behaviour on phosphocellulose and capacity to form compexes with the cell DNA-adenine-methylase.
mesh_terms: D003090:Coliphages; D004248:DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D004279:DNA, Viral; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology*; D008780:Methyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism*; D008970:Molecular Weight; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D008780:Methyltransferases; D004248:DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases
vernacular_title: Vydelenie i svoĭstva DNK-tsitozin-metiltransferaz EcoRII i E. coli K12.