Degenerate sequence recognition by the monomeric restriction enzyme: Single mutation converts BcnI into a strand-specific nicking endonuclease

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 3744-3753

  Kostiuk, Georgij ^a   Sasnauskas, Giedrius ^a   Tamulaitiene, Giedre ^a   Siksnys, Virginijus ^a  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCNI PROTEIN; H 219; H 77; HISTIDINE; MONOMER; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA STRAND; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTON TRANSPORT;

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA; DNA CLEAVAGE; MUTAGENESIS; PROTEIN BINDING; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79956030101     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkq1351     Document Type: Article

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