Article
Conserved residues in domain Ia are required for the reaction of Escherichia coli DNA ligase with NAD+.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 22 Mar 2002
Sriskanda Verl, Shuman Stewart
Abstract excerpt
NAD(+)-dependent DNA ligases are present in all bacteria and are essential for growth. Their unique substrate specificity compared with ATP-dependent human DNA ligases recommends the NAD(+) ligases as targets for the development of new broad-spectrum antibiotics. A plausible strategy for drug discovery is to identify the structural components of bacterial DNA ligase that interact with NAD(+) and then to isolate...
Topics
- Alanine
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Aspartic Acid
- DNA Ligases
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Escherichia coli
- Gene Deletion
- Histidine
- Kinetics
- Ligands
- Models, Biological
