Two-domain structure of the td intron-encoded endonuclease I-TevI correlates with the two-domain configuration of the homing site

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 265, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 494-506

  Derbyshire, Victoria ^a   Kowalski, Joseph C ^a   Dansereau, John T ^a   Hauer, Charles R ^a   Belfort, Marlene ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA binding and catalytic domains; Enzyme structure function; GIY YIG motif; Homing endonuclease; Limited proteolysis

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA;

ALLELE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; INTRON; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

EID: 0031556945     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0754     Document Type: Article

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