Isolation and characterization of IS10 transposase separation of function mutants: Identification of amino acid residues in transposase that are important for active site function and the stability of transposition intermediates

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 256, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 533-547

  Kennedy, Angela K ^a   Haniford, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

DNA binding; DNA transposition; Metal ion interactions; Tn10; Transposase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; DNA; MANGANESE; MUTANT PROTEIN; TRANSPOSASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA TRANSPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0029960810     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0106     Document Type: Article

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