A Zinc Site in the C-Terminal Domain of RAG1 Is Essential for DNA Cleavage Activity

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 390, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 863-878

  Gwyn, Lori M ^a   Peak, Mandy M ^a   De, Pallabi ^a   Rahman, Negar S ^a   Rodgers, Karla K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

atomic absorption spectroscopy; DNA double strand breaks; inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry; site specific recombination; zinc binding motif

Indexed keywords

DNA; RAG1 PROTEIN; ZINC ION;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA RECOMBINATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; GENE MUTATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

EID: 67649842390     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.05.076     Document Type: Article

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