Restriction endonucleases that resemble a component of the bacterial DNA repair machinery

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 2351-2357

  Sokolowska, M ^a,b   Kaus Drobek, M ^a,b   Czapinska, H ^a,b   Tamulaitis, G ^c   Siksnys, V ^c   Bochtler, M ^a,b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY   (Poland)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Germany)

^c VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; DNA repair; Restriction endonuclease

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BCNI ENZYME; MONOMER; MUTH PROTEIN; MVAI ENZYME; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DNA BINDING; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPAIR; ENZYME STRUCTURE; MISMATCH REPAIR; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA; DNA REPAIR; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA, BACTERIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34548651644     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-007-7124-9     Document Type: Review

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