title: Biological function of DNA methylation.
abstract: Structural and functional properties of prokaryotic DNA methyltransferases are summarized. The different aspects of the role of DNA methylation which influences DNA-protein interaction in restriction and modification of DNA and in mismatch repair, DNA replication and gene expression are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hubácek
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D001483:Base Sequence; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015254:DNA Modification Methylases / Q000378:metabolism; D004260:DNA Repair; D004261:DNA Replication; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D008745:Methylation; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D004247:DNA; D015254:DNA Modification Methylases