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Site mrr

• Name: mrr
• Type: Gene
  Synonyms

  b4351	MG1655 locus tag

  
  
• Mnemonic: methyl-purine restriction
• Left End Point: 98.82
• Right End Point: 98.84
• Direction: >
• Priority: 1
  2 Alleles of This Gene

  mrr-749(del)::kan

  mrr-791-YFP(::cat)

  
  
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  NCBI/GenBank	X54198
  EcoGene.org	EG10612
  EcoliWiki	mrr

  
  
• Comment:
  • Restriction of methylated adenine
• References:
  • Heitman, J., P. Model 1987. Site-specific methylases induce the SOS DNA repair response in Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 169:3243-3250
  
  
  • Raleigh, E.A., J. Benner, P. Bloom, H.D. Braymer, E. DeCruz, K. Dharmalingam, J. Heitman, M. Noyer Weidner, A. Piekarowicz, P. Kretz, et al 1991. Nomenclature relating to restriction of modified DNA in Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 173:2707-2709