S-Adenosyl homocysteine and DNA ends stimulate promiscuous nuclease activities in the Type III restriction endonuclease EcoPI

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3934-3945

  Peakman, Luke J ^a   Szczelkun, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXONUCLEASE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; NUCLEASE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; S ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE; TYPE III RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE ECOPI; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DNA CLEAVAGE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYMOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE III SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA; DNA CLEAVAGE; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; S-ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE;

EID: 67651162118     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp267     Document Type: Article

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