Site dam
- Name: dam
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b3387 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: DNA adenine methylase
- Left End Point: 75.72
- Right End Point: 75.74
- Products:
DNA adenine methylase DNA adenine methyltransferase - Direction: <
- Priority: 1
- 7 Alleles of This Gene
dam-13::Tn9 dam-16(del)::KanR dam-3 dam-4 dam-722(del)::kan dam-791-YFP(::cat) dam-9(ApR,lac)::MudII301 - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links NCBI/GenBank Z19601 EcoGene.org EG10204 EcoliWiki dam - Comment:
- References:
- McGraw, B.R., M.G. Marinus 1980. Isolation and characterization of Dam^+ revertants and suppressor mutations that modify secondary phenotypes of dam-3 strains of Escherichia coli K-12. Mol.Gen.Genet. 178:309-315
- Hall, J., C. Yanofsky 1981. Cloning and characterization of the gene for Escherichia coli tryptophanyltransfer ribonucleic acid synthetase. J.Bacteriol. 148:941-949
- Arraj, J.A., M.G. Marinus 1983. Phenotypic reversal in dam mutants of Escherichia coli K-12 by a recombinant plasmid containing the dam+ gene. J.Bacteriol. 153:562-565
- Brooks, J.E., R.M. Blumenthal, T.R. Gingeras 1983. The isolation and characterization of the Escherichia coli DNA adenine methylase (dam) gene. Nucleic Acids Res. 11:837-851
- Yallaly, P., A. Eisenstark 1990. Influence of DNA adenine methylase on the sensitivity of Escherichia coli to near-ultraviolet radiation and hydrogen peroxide. Biochem.Biophys.Res.Commun. 169:64
- Peterson, K.R., D.W. Mount 1993. Analysis of the genetic requirements for viability of Escherichia coli K-12 DNA adenine methylase (dam) mutants. J.Bacteriol. 175:7505-7508
- Crooke, E. 1995. Regulation of chromosomal replication in E.coli: sequestration and beyond. Cell 82:877-880