title: A plant DNA-binding protein that recognizes 5-methylcytosine residues.
abstract: A novel, 5-methylcytosine-specific, DNA-binding protein, DBP-m, has been identified in nuclear extracts of peas. DBP-m specifically recognizes 5-methylcytosine residues in DNA without appreciable DNA sequence specificity, unlike a mammalian DNA-binding protein (MDBP), which recognizes 5-methylcytosine residues but only in a related family of 14-base-pair sequences.
authors.affiliation: Southern Regional Research Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture, New Orleans, Louisiana 70179.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Ehrlich
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Supakar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ehrlich
mesh_terms: D044503:5-Methylcytosine; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D003596:Cytosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008745:Methylation; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D010940:Plant Proteins; D044503:5-Methylcytosine; D003596:Cytosine; D004247:DNA