Crystal structure of the intein homing endonuclease pi-scei bound to its recognition sequence

Nature Structural Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 764-770

  Moure, Carmen M ^a   Gimble, Frederick S ^b   Quiocho, Florante A ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; CALCIUM ION; ENDONUCLEASE; HOMING ENDONUCLEASE PI SCEI; INTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME CONFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BINDING SITES; CALCIUM; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DNA; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTON-TRANSLOCATING ATPASES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS;

INSERTION SEQUENCES;

EID: 0036786717     PISSN: 10728368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsb840     Document Type: Article

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