Abstract DNA N 6-adenine methylation (N 6-methyladenine; 6mA) in prokaryotes functions
primarily in the host defence system. The prevalence and significance of this modification in …

Like many eukaryotes, bacteria make widespread use of postreplicative DNA methylation for
the epigenetic control of DNA-protein interactions. Unlike eukaryotes, however, bacteria use …

Summary DNA N 6-methyladenine (6mA) modification is commonly found in microbial
genomes and plays important functions in regulating numerous biological processes in …

Summary N 6-Methyldeoxyadenosine (6mA) has recently been shown to exist and play
regulatory roles in eukaryotic genomic DNA (gDNA). However, the biological functions of …

Legume plants host nitrogen-fixing endosymbiotic Rhizobium bacteria in root nodules. In
Medicago truncatula, the bacteria undergo an irreversible (terminal) differentiation mediated …

Epigenetics is a change in gene expression that is heritable without a change in DNA
sequence itself. This phenomenon is well studied in eukaryotes, particularly in humans for …

The alphaproteobacterial family Rhizobiaceae is highly diverse, with 168 species with
validly published names classified into 17 genera with validly published names. Most …

The discovery of antibiotics in the last century is considered one of the most important
achievements in the history of medicine. Antibiotic usage has significantly reduced morbidity …

Background. Based on the organization of 10 amino acid domains present in MTases, Dam
is classified in the α group (Fig. 1)(46). Dam homologues are widespread among enteric …

Contrary to mammalian DNA, which is thought to contain only 5‐methylcytosine (m5C),
bacterial DNA contains two additional methylated bases, namely N6‐methyladenine (m6A) …