You will be presented with a citation segment from the section of a research paper. Classify the intent behind this citation by choosing from one of the following categories:

- Method: Cites the paper for its methodology or procedure.
- Background: Cites the paper to provide background information.
- Result: Cites the paper for its findings or results.

Your answer should be a single word from the following list of options: ["Method", "Background", "Result"]. Do not include any other text in your response.

Citation sentence:

Given the observed in vivo phosphorylation of these residues (Reimann et al., 2013) together with the results presented here, post-translational phosphorylation appears to be a major signaling mechanism for AbfR1 function, acting through the inhibition of DNA binding.
Background