Some amino acids of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa MutL D(Q/M)HA(X) 2E(X) 4E conserved motif are essential for the in vivo function of the protein but not for the in vitro endonuclease activity

DNA Repair

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1106-1113

  Correa, Elisa M E ^a   Martina, Mariana A ^a   De Tullio, Luisina ^a   Argaraña, Carlos E ^a   Barra, José L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Mismatch repair system; Mutation rate

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ARGININE; ASPARTYLMETHIONYLHISTIDYLALANYLALANYLHISTIDYLGLUTAMYLARGINYLISOLEUCYLTHREONYLTYROSYLGLUTAMIC ACID; ENDONUCLEASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HISTIDINE; METAL ION; MUTANT PROTEIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; PROTEIN MUTL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC CONSERVATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; WILD TYPE;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; ENDONUCLEASES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 80054769508     PISSN: 15687864     EISSN: 15687856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2011.08.007     Document Type: Article

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