A versatile endonuclease IV from Thermus thermophilus has uracil-excising and 3′-5′ exonuclease activity

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 346, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 889-895

  Back, Jung Ho ^a   Chung, Ji Hyung ^b   Park, Jong Hwa ^a   Han, Ye Sun ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

DNA repair; Endonuclease IV; Thermus thermophilus; Uracil excising

Indexed keywords

DNA BASE; ENDONUCLEASE; ENDONUCLEASE IV; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE III; EXONUCLEASE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URACIL;

APURINIC SITE; APYRIMIDINIC SITE; ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXCISION REPAIR; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE IV (PHAGE T4-INDUCED); DNA; DNA-(APURINIC OR APYRIMIDINIC SITE) LYASE; EXONUCLEASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS; URACIL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 33745219158     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.05.187     Document Type: Article

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