Mutations at residues 282, 286, and 293 of phage lambda integrase exert pathway-specific effects on synapsis and catalysis in recombination.

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Bacteriophage lambda integrase (Int) catalyzes site-specific recombination between pairs of attachment (att) sites. The att sites contain weak Int-binding sites called core-type sites that are separated by a 7-bp overlap region, where cleavage and strand exchange occur. We have characterized a number of mutant Int proteins with substitutions at positions S282 (S282A, S282F, and S282T), S286 (S286A, S286L, and...

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