DNA recombination and RNA cleavage activities of the Flp protein: Roles of two histidine residues in the orientation and activation of the nucleophile for strand cleavage

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 314, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 717-733

  Grainge, Ian ^a   Lee, Jehee ^a   Xu, Chong Jun ^a   Jayaram, Makkuni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalytic complementation; Flp RNase I; Flp RNase II; Half site recombination; Shared active site

Indexed keywords

HISTIDINE; RECOMBINASE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA STRAND; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA DEGRADATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0035824864     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2001.5194     Document Type: Article

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