The McrBC endonuclease translocates DNA in a reaction dependent on GTP hydrolysis

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 290, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-60

  Panne, Daniel ^a   Raleigh, Elisabeth A ^b   Bickle, Thomas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS   (United States)

Author keywords

5 Methylcytosine; DNA translocation; GTP; GTPase; McrBC restriction

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR DNA; ENDONUCLEASE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MUTANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA TRANSFER; HYDROLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; REPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 0033516513     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2894     Document Type: Article

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