Substrate recognition and induced DNA distortion by the PI-SceI endonuclease, an enzyme generated by protein splicing

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 263, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 163-180

  Gimble, Frederick S ^a   Wang, Jeff ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA bending; Double stranded DNA endonuclease; Intein mobility; PI SceI; Protein DNA interaction

Indexed keywords

CURVED DNA; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; POLYPEPTIDE; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; DNA CONFORMATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SPLICING; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0030601890     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0567     Document Type: Article

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