Catalysis of site-specific recombination by Tn3 resolvase

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 417-421

  Olorunniji, Femi J ^a   Stark, W Marshall ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active site chemistry; Catalytic residue; Phosphoryl transfer; Serine recombinase; Site specific recombination; Tn3 resolvase

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINASE; RESOLVASE; RESOLVASE TN3; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; SERINE RECOMBINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DNA; SERINE; TN3 RESOLVASE; TRANSPOSON RESOLVASE;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA RECOMBINATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

CATALYSIS; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; DNA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; RECOMBINASES; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SERINE; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TRANSPOSON RESOLVASES;

EID: 77953272744     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: 14708752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST0380417     Document Type: Short Survey

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