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Site-specific receptor methylation of FrzCD in Myxococcus xanthus is controlled by a tetra-trico peptide repeat (TPR) containing regulatory domain of the FrzF methyltransferase
Article first published online: 28 JUN 2008
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06323.x
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Scott, A. E., Simon, E., Park, S. K., Andrews, P. and Zusman, D. R. (2008), Site-specific receptor methylation of FrzCD in Myxococcus xanthus is controlled by a tetra-trico peptide repeat (TPR) containing regulatory domain of the FrzF methyltransferase. Molecular Microbiology, 69: 724–735. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06323.x
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- Issue published online: 10 JUL 2008
- Article first published online: 28 JUN 2008
- Accepted 28 May, 2008.
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