Phosphorothioation of DNA in bacteria by dnd genes

A DNA fragment with an alpha-phosphorothioate nucleotide at one end is asymmetrically blocked from digestion by exonuclease III and can be replicated in vivo.

Scott D. Putney, Stephen J. Benkovic, Paul Schimmel · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1981 · 197 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Biology +12

The iscS Gene in Escherichia coli Is Required for the Biosynthesis of 4-Thiouridine, Thiamin, and NAD

Charles T. Lauhon, Ravi Kambampati · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2000 · 196 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Microbiology +13

A novel DNA modification by sulphur

Xiufen Zhou, Xinyi He, Jingdan Liang et al. · Molecular Microbiology · 2005 · 129 citations

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology +9

Site-specific degradation of<i>Streptomyces lividans</i>DNA during electrophoresis in buffers contaminated with ferrous iron

Xiufen Zhou, Zixin Deng, J. L. Firmin et al. · Nucleic Acids Research · 1988 · 127 citations · Full text

Agriculture, Microbiology, Soil Sciences +12

Identification of a gene involved in the generation of 4-thiouridine in tRNA

Eugene G. Mueller · Nucleic Acids Research · 1998 · 120 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +10