X-ray structure of T4 endonuclease VII: A DNA junction resolvase with a novel fold and unusual domain-swapped dimer architecture

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1447-1458

  Raaijmakers, Hans ^a   Vix, Olivier ^c   Törö, Imre ^a   Golz, Stefan ^b   Kemper, Börries ^b   Suck, Dietrich ^a  

^a EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

DNA junction resolvase; Domain swapping; T4 endonuclease VII; X ray structure

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; CALCIUM ION; DIMER; ENDONUCLEASE; MUTANT PROTEIN; RESOLVASE; ZINC ION;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; BASE MISPAIRING; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIMERIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN FOLDING; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033559601     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.6.1447     Document Type: Article

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