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Hjc resolvase is a distantly related member of the type II restriction endonuclease family
被引:27
作者:
Daiyasu, H
Komori, K
Sakae, S
Ishino, Y
Toh, H
机构:
[1] Biomol Engn Res Inst, Dept Bioinformat, Suita, Osaka 5650874, Japan
[2] Biomol Engn Res Inst, Dept Mol Biol, Suita, Osaka 5650874, Japan
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D O I:
10.1093/nar/28.22.4540
中图分类号:
Q5 [生物化学];
Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号:
071010 ;
081704 ;
摘要:
Hjc resolvase is an archaeal enzyme involved in homologous:DNA recombination at the Holliday junction intermediate. However, the structure and the catalytic mechanism of the enzyme have not yet been identified, We performed database searching using the amino acid sequence of the enzyme from Pyrococcus furiosus as a query, We detected 59 amino acid sequences showing weak but significant sequence similarity to the Hjc resolvase, The detected sequences included DpnII, HaeII and Vsr endonuclease, which belong to the type II restriction endonuclease family. In addition, a highly conserved region Was identified from a multiple alignment of the detected sequences, which was similar to an active site of the type II restriction endonucleases, We substituted three conserved amino acid residues in the highly conserved region of the Hjc resolvase with Ala residues, The amino acid replacements inactivated the: enzyme. The experimental study, together with the: results of the database searching, suggests that the Hjc resolvase is a distantly related member of the type II restriction endonuclease family, In addition, the-results of our database searches suggested that the: members of the RecB domain superfamily are evolutionarily related to the type II restriction endo-nuclease family.
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页码:4540 / 4543
页数:4
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