The Patchy Distribution of Restriction-Modification System Genes and the Conservation of Orphan Methyltransferases in Halobacteria.
Matthew S. Fullmer, Matthew Ouellette, Artemis S. Louyakis, R. Thane Papke, Johann Peter Gogarten
The paper investigates the distribution of restriction-modification system genes and orphan methyltransferases in Halobacteria, finding conserved methyltransferases and patchy RM system distribution due to horizontal gene transfer and loss.
Genes · Mar 19, 2019Peer-reviewedGenomics