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Crystal structure of eukaryotic DNA ligase-adenylate illuminates the mechanism of nick sensing and strand joining.
Molecular cell - 1 Nov 2000
Odell M, Sriskanda V, Shuman S, Nikolov D B
Abstract excerpt
Chlorella virus DNA ligase is the smallest eukaryotic ATP-dependent ligase known; it has an intrinsic nick-sensing function and suffices for yeast cell growth. Here, we report the 2.0 A crystal structure of the covalent ligase-AMP reaction intermediate. The conformation of the adenosine nucleoside and contacts between the enzyme and the ribose sugar have undergone a significant change compared to complexes of T7...
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