title: Cleavage of DNA by HaeII is inhibited by the presence of 5-methylcytosine at the second cytosine within the recognition sequence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Maryland, College Park 20742.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piekarowicz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Stein
mesh_terms: D044503:5-Methylcytosine; D001483:Base Sequence; D003596:Cytosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D015257:DNA-Cytosine Methylases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D010957:Plasmids; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D044503:5-Methylcytosine; D003596:Cytosine; C059638:DNA modification methylase HaeII; D015257:DNA-Cytosine Methylases