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Objective. To clone complete EcoRII restriction endonuclease gene (ecoRllR) and methyltransferase gene(ecoRllM) in one ector and to analyze the coordinating expression of this whole R-M system.Methods. Unidirectional deletion subclones were constructed with ExolII. ecoRllR/M genes were preliminari-ly located in the cloned fragment according to the enzyme activities of subclones. Exact deletion sites were deter-mined by sequencing, and transcriptional start sites were determined by S1 mapping.Results. The DNA fragment which was cloned into pBluescript SK + contained intact ecoRIlR gene andecoRllM gene, anc two transcriptional start sites of ecoRllR gene were determined. 132bp to 458bp from 3 endof ecoRllR gene ar.e indispensable to enzyme activities and deletion of 202bp from 3 end of ecoRllM gene madeenzyme lose the capability in DNA protection to resist specific cut with EcoRII endonuclease (EcoRII. R). Dele-tion of the coding ar d flanking sequences of one gene did not affect the expression of the other gene, and the recombi-nants only containing ecoRllR gene appeared to be lethal to dcm+ host.Conclusion. scoRllM gene linking closely to ecoRIIR gene is very important for the existence of the R-M sys-tem in process of evolution, but the key to control EcoRlI R-M order may not exist in transcriptional level .``Liu Jmy,Corresponding author.