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Site hsdR

• Name: hsdR
• Type: Gene
  Synonyms

  b4350	MG1655 locus tag
  hs
  hsp
  hsr
  rm

  
  
• Mnemonic: Host specificity
• Left End Point: 98.74
• Right End Point: 98.82
  Products:

  endonuclease R

  EcoK1 subunit

  
  
• Direction: <
• Priority: 1
  14 Alleles of This Gene

  hsdR0

  hsdR11

  hsdR13

  hsdR17

  hsdR18

  hsdR19

  hsdR2

  hsdR24(del)

  hsdR27

  hsdR29

  hsdR4

  hsdR514

  hsdR519

  hsdR748(del)::kan

  
  
• External Database Links:

  Host Site	Page Links
  EcoGene.org	EG10459
  EcoliWiki	hsdR

  
  
• Comment:
• References:
  • Colson, C., S.W. Glover, N. Symonds, K.A. Stacey 1965. The location of the genes for host-controlled modification and restriction in Escherichia coli K-12. Genetics 52:1043-1050
  
  
  • DelGiudice, L. 1979. Method for isolating restriction- and modification-less mutants of Escherichia coli K-12. J.Bacteriol. 137:673-676
  
  
  • Sain, B., N.E. Murray 1980. The hsd (host specificity) genes of E. coli K12. Mol.Gen.Genet. 180:35-46
  
  
  • Yuan, R., D. Hamilton 1982. Restriction and modification of DNA by a complex protein. Am.Sci. 70:61-69
  
  
  • Loenen, W.A.M., A.S. Daniel, H.D. Braymer, N.E. Murray 1987. Organization and sequence of the hsd genes of Escherichia coli K-12. J.Mol.Biol. 198:159-170